Cecilia LaVonne Lyons

CUSTODIAL DEATH REPORT Agency Information CDR Number: 17-87-MJ Version Type: AMENDED Report Date: 2/28/2017 3:58 PM Status: Submitted Agency/Facility Information North Richland Hills Agency Name: Agency Address: PO BOX 820609 Police Dept. Agency City: North Richland Hills Agency State: TX Agency Zip: 76182 Director Information Director Salutation: Chief Director First Name: James Director Middle Name: Director Last Name: Perdue Reporter Name: John Thorpe Reporter Email: [email protected] Decedent Information Identity of Deceased Custodial Death Report :: Page 1 of 6 --- PAGE BREAK --- First Name: Cecilia Middle Name: LaVonne Last Name: Lyons Suffix: Date of Birth: 6/2/1971 Sex: Female Black or African Race: American Age At Time Of Death: 45 Date/Time of Custody (arrest, incarceration) (mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm AM/PM): Date/Time of Custody or 1/27/2017 7:00 PM Incident: Date/Time of Death (mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm AM/PM): Death Date and Time: 1/29/2017 3:00 PM Manner / Cause of Death Has a medical examiner or coroner conducted an evaluation to determine a cause of death? Medical Examiner/Coroner Yes, results are Evaluation?: available What was the manner of death? (select only one) Could not be Manner of Death: determined Custodial Death Report :: Page 2 of 6 --- PAGE BREAK --- Medical Cause of Death: Medical Cause of Death: Diabetes Mellitus with Alprazolam intoxication Had the decedent been receiving treatment for the medical condition that caused the death after admission to your jail's jurisdiction? Medical Treatment: No If death was an accident, homicide or suicide, who caused the death? Who caused the death?: Not applicable If a weapon caused the death, what type of weapon caused the death? (Hold CTRL to select all that apply) Type of weapon that caused Not Applicable death?: Was the cause of death the result of a pre-existing medical condition or did the decedent develop the condition after admission? Pre existing medical Could not be condition?: determined If death was an accident, homicide or suicide, what was the means of death? Not applicable, cause of death was Means of Death: illness/natural cause Location / Custody Information Custodial Death Report :: Page 3 of 6 --- PAGE BREAK --- Where did the event causing the death occur? 4401 Booth Street Address: City: North Richland Hills Calloway Road County: Tarrant Zip: 76180 What location category best describes where the event causing the death occurred? Location Category: Other, specify Other Location Category: Hospital What type of custody/facility was the Decedent in at the time of death: Type of Custody: Municipal Jail Specific type of custody/facility: Specific Type of Custody/Facility: Jail - detox cell What was the time and date of the deceased's entry into the law enforcement facility where the death occurred (mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm AM/PM): Entry Date Time: 1/27/2017 7:12 PM Where did the death occur? Death Location: Medical facility General Information Did any other law enforcement agencies respond to calls for service related to this incident? Custodial Death Report :: Page 4 of 6 --- PAGE BREAK --- Other Agencies Respond?: No What were the most serious offense(s) with which the deceased was (or would have been) charged with at the time of death? Offense 1: Possession Penalty Group 3 u/28 grams other Offense 2: Offense 3: Not filed at time of Were the Charges:: death What were the types of charges or reason for contact? (Hold CTRL to select all that apply) Alcohol / drug Type of Offense: offense At any time during the incident and/or entry into the law enforcement facility, did the decedent display or use a weapon? Decedent display/use of No weapons: At any time during the incident and/or entry into the law enforcement facility, did the decedent: Attempt to Injure Others?: No At any time during the incident and/or entry into the law enforcement facility, did the decedent: Appear intoxicated (alcohol or Yes Make suicidal statements?: No drugs): Exhibit any mental health No Exhibit any medical problems?: No problems?: Custodial Death Report :: Page 5 of 6 --- PAGE BREAK --- At any time during the incident and/or entry into the law enforcement facility, did the decedent: Barricade self or initiate Resist being handcuffed or No No standoff?: arrested?: Physically attempt/assault Gain possession of officer's No No officer(s): weapon: Verbally threaten other(s) Escape or attempt to No No including law: escape/flee custody: Attempt gain possession No officer's weapon: Was the deceased under restraint in the time leading up to the death or the events causing the death? Under Restraint: No Summary of Incident Summary of How the Death Occurred: (max. 30,000 characters) Summary: On January 27, 2017 at approximately 1912 hours, Cecilia Lavonne Lyons, was arrested and placed in the North Richland Hills Police Department jail for Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 3 under 28 grams, and Public Intoxication. Lyons, who appeared to be intoxicated was processed and placed into holding cell D2. The Public Intoxication charge was dropped in lieu of the PG 3 charge. As per standard procedure a cell check is performed on all prisoners every 30 minutes. Lyons was monitored through the camera in D2, through visual checks, and physical checks. Lyons had fallen asleep and could sometimes be heard snoring loudly, by the detention officers working book-in. On January 28, at approximately 0330 hours during one of the cell checks Detention Officer (DO) G. Colby could not tell if Lyons was breathing and noticed she would not respond to his verbal commands. DO Colby checked Lyons and determined she was not breathing and he could not find a pulse. DO Colby immediately called out what was going on and asked for medics. Detention Supervisor (DS) Poole arrived along with DO Thompson and they began to assist DO Colby in CPR. The portable AED was obtained by Thompson and it was deployed. The AED functioned as it is designed to function and announced that no shock should be delivered and CPR continued, therefore no shock was delivered and CPR was continued. On January 28, 2017, at 0338 hours, the North Richland Hills Paramedics/Fire Department (Medic 222 and Engine 223) were dispatched and arrived at 0344 hours. Paramedics continued CPR as they loaded and transported Lyons, by ambulance to North Hills Hospital. According to the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office Ms. Lyons was pronounced dead on January 29, 2017 at 1530 hours. Manner of death is still pending. Custodial Death Report :: Page 6 of 6