ERIC LEO PEREZ

CUSTODIAL DEATH REPORT Agency Information CDR Number: 25-544-CJ Version Type: AMENDED Report Date: 7/18/2025 3:02 PM Status: Submitted Agency/Facility Information Duval County Agency Name: Agency Address: PO BOX 547 Sheriff's Dept. Agency City: San Diego Agency State: TX Agency Zip: 78384 Director Information Director Salutation: Sheriff Director First Name: Romeo Director Middle Name: Director Last Name: Ramirez KIMBERLY Reporter Name: Reporter Email: [email protected] PEREZ Decedent Information Custodial Death Report :: Page 1 of 7 --- PAGE BREAK --- Identity of Deceased First Name: ERIC Middle Name: LEO Last Name: PEREZ Suffix: Date of Birth: 8/21/1983 Sex: Male Race: Anglo or White Age At Time Of Death: 41 Date/Time of Custody (arrest, incarceration) (mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm AM/PM): Date/Time of Custody or 6/18/2025 11:08 Incident: PM Date/Time of Death (mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm AM/PM): 6/18/2025 11:56 Death Date and Time: 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) Manner of Death: Accidental Custodial Death Report :: Page 2 of 7 --- PAGE BREAK --- Medical Cause of Death: Medical Cause of Death: Methamphetamine toxicity Contributory conditions: Cardiomegaly and restraint procedures including conducted energy device (CED) Had the decedent been receiving treatment for the medical condition that caused the death after admission to your jail's jurisdiction? Medical Treatment: Unknown 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? Means of Death: Unknown Location / Custody Information Custodial Death Report :: Page 3 of 7 --- PAGE BREAK --- Where did the event causing the death occur? Street Address: 401 E COLLINS City: SAN DIEGO County: Duval Zip: 78384 What location category best describes where the event causing the death occurred? Law Enforcement Location Category: Facility What type of custody/facility was the Decedent in at the time of death: Type of Custody: County Jail Specific type of custody/facility: Specific Type of Custody/Facility: Jail - holding 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): 6/18/2025 11:00 Entry Date Time: 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? Other Agencies Respond?: Yes Custodial Death Report :: Page 4 of 7 --- PAGE BREAK --- 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: Disorderly Conduct Offense 2: Resisting Arrest 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) Type of Offense: Other, specify Type of Offense, Other: Disorderly Conduct Resisting Arrest 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 Unknown Exhibit any medical problems?: Unknown problems?: Custodial Death Report :: Page 5 of 7 --- 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 Yes 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? Yes, mark which Under Restraint: restraint devices were used Type of restraint Type of Restraint: Handcuffs Summary of Incident Summary of How the Death Occurred: (max. 30,000 characters) Summary: On June 17, just before midnight, Duval County sheriff’s deputies responded to a call about Eric Perez causing a disturbance. Victory EMS, which arrived earlier, advised that Perez’s vital signs were good, that he was not cooperative, that he appeared intoxicated, and that he was safe to take to the jail. Perez was arrested for public intoxication and transported to the Duval County jail. At multiple times throughout the day, Perez refused to complete his booking, fingerprints, and photographs. Perez made requests for medical attention, and San Diego EMS was dispatched to the jail at about 7:00 p.m. Sheriff’s office staff and a paramedic attempted to get Perez to exit his cell. Perez refused, saying he would wait until the following morning. EMS left. At about 7:30 p.m., Perez was informed that he was released. Body-camera footage shows officers’ attempts to persuade Perez to exit the cell. Perez asked to have EMS take him to the hospital, and he was reminded that EMS had been there. Officers then lifted Perez, with Perez resisting, and removed him from the cell to the jail’s booking area and then to the Sheriff’s Office lobby. Perez remained in the lobby from about 7:44 p.m. to about 8:55 p.m. Recordings show Perez sitting, Custodial Death Report :: Page 6 of 7 --- PAGE BREAK --- standing, and walking in the lobby and show his conversations with at least five officers. Perez again asked for EMS, and after EMS arrived, he again refused transport. Perez asked to speak with his parents. He spoke with his father, on a speakerphone. Attempts to contact Perez’s mother were not successful. Perez refused the officers’ repeated offers to take him home, to his father’s house, to his mother’s house, to the hospital, and to other locations of Perez’s choice. At about 8:55 p.m., Perez was told that, if he did not leave the lobby, he would be removed. Video footage shows that officers, with Perez resisting, carried him downstairs and to the exit. A few minutes later, three sheriff’s office employees attempted to leave through the same exit. Perez refused additional offers for a ride and said that he would not leave and would stay there until morning. At about 10:23 p.m., two sheriff’s deputies observed Perez walking in and out of the downstairs entrance and shouting. They engaged their body cameras. Perez refused repeated offers to take him home, to his father’s house, or to the hospital. Perez was advised that if he did not accept a ride or leave, he would be arrested for disorderly conduct. At about 10:43 p.m., the officers attempted to arrest and handcuff Perez, who resisted. Two jailers came downstairs to assist. Perez continued to resist, despite warnings that a taser would be used. The taser was used in drive-stun mode, and Perez continued to resist. The officers completed handcuffing of Perez at about 10:48 p.m. After a short break, at about 10:52 p.m., the officers then attempted to assist him walking up the stairs, but he did not cooperate. The officers, assisted by a state trooper that had just arrived, carried Perez up the stairs, through the lobby, and into the office area of the Sheriff’s Office. After another break, officers then carried him to a holding cell, placing him there and removing the handcuffs at about 11:00 p.m. At about 11:03 p.m., a jailer checked on Perez. At about 11:08 p.m., that jailer again checked Perez, saw that he appeared unresponsive, and notified the four sheriff’s and two DPS officers in the office area. Officers, jailers, and a dispatcher immediately began CPR, and EMS was summoned. Victory EMS arrived at 11:28, took over CPR, and left with Perez at 11:41 p.m. for the hospital in Alice, where he was pronounced deceased. A Texas Rangers investigation began that night and is pending. Custodial Death Report :: Page 7 of 7