Jimmie Owten

CUSTODIAL DEATH REPORT Agency Information CDR Number: 22-1256-CJ Version Type: AMENDED Report Date: 3/28/2023 3:36 PM Status: Submitted Agency/Facility Information Bell County Sheriff's Agency Name: Agency Address: 104 S. Main Dept. Agency City: Belton Agency State: TX Agency Zip: 76513 Director Information Director Salutation: Sheriff Director First Name: Eddy Director Middle Name: Director Last Name: Lange Reporter Name: Shane Sowell Reporter Email: [email protected] Decedent Information Identity of Deceased Custodial Death Report :: Page 1 of 7 --- PAGE BREAK --- First Name: Jimmie Middle Name: Last Name: Owten Suffix: Date of Birth: 9/20/1972 Sex: Male Black or African Race: American Age At Time Of Death: 49 Date/Time of Custody (arrest, incarceration) (mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm AM/PM): Date/Time of Custody or 8/28/2022 3:55 AM Incident: Date/Time of Death (mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm AM/PM): Death Date and Time: 8/28/2022 4:55 AM 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) Homicide (includes Manner of Death: Justifiable Homicide) Custodial Death Report :: Page 2 of 7 --- PAGE BREAK --- Medical Cause of Death: Medical Cause of Death: Hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and physiologic stress during a restraint Part II (other Significant Contributing Factors): morbid obesity and psychosis and bipolar disease Manner of Death: Homicide Examining Pathologist: Jeffery Bernard, M.D. Had the decedent been receiving treatment for the medical condition that caused the death after admission to your jail's jurisdiction? Medical Treatment: Not Applicable If death was an accident, homicide or suicide, who caused the death? Unknown person(s) Who caused the death?: caused the injury 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? Not Applicable; cause of death was Pre existing medical accidental injury, condition?: intoxication, suicide or homicide If death was an accident, homicide or suicide, what was the means of death? Means of Death: Unknown Custodial Death Report :: Page 3 of 7 --- PAGE BREAK --- Location / Custody Information Where did the event causing the death occur? Street Address: 1201 Huey Dr. City: Belton County: Bell Zip: 76513 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): Entry Date Time: 8/28/2022 3:55 AM Where did the death occur? Law enforcement Death Location: facility/booking center General Information Custodial Death Report :: Page 4 of 7 --- PAGE BREAK --- Did any other law enforcement agencies respond to calls for service related to this incident? 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: PC 42.061(d) Silent Abusive Call/Electr Comm To 911 Service 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) Type of Offense: Other, specify Type of Offense, Other: Abuse of 911 emergency services. 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: Custodial Death Report :: Page 5 of 7 --- PAGE BREAK --- Appear intoxicated (alcohol or Yes Make suicidal statements?: No drugs): Exhibit any mental health Yes Exhibit any medical problems?: Unknown problems?: 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 Yes 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 Handcuffs; Leg Type of Restraint: Shackles Summary of Incident Summary of How the Death Occurred: (max. 30,000 characters) Summary: Inmate Jimmie Owten Jkt# 209590, entered the Loop Jail facility on August 28th at approximate 0355. Upon Owtens entry to the jail he was placed in the triage area were he awaited medical screening. Nurse Bzwoski attempted to ask Owten questions regrading his medical intake. Owten refused to answer any questions and became verbally aggressive, to the point that jailer had to intervene and bring Owten into the search vestibule. Once inside of the vestibule jailers Jailers began to search Owten and he begins to resist the search. Jailers then place Owten on the ground, reposition his restraints and continue to search Owten before taking him inside the facility. While escorting Owten into holding, he again pulls away and jailers divert him towards the padded violent cell. While inside violent jailers work on removing Owtens hand restraints before Custodial Death Report :: Page 6 of 7 --- PAGE BREAK --- exiting the cell and observing Owten through the observation window. It was at 0410 jailers reentered the cell and began to preform life saving on Owten until relieved by EMS at 0423. EMS contacted Dr. Shutter from Scott & White ER in Temple, Texas and he advised them to cease CPR. Judge Ted Duffield pronounced Owten deceased at 0455. Pending autopsy results. March 28, 2023 Autopsy results are as follows: Hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and physiologic stress during restraint Part II (Other Significant Contributing Factors): morbid obesity and psychosis from bipolar Manner of Death: Homicide Examining Pathologist: Jeffrey Barnard, M.D. Custodial Death Report :: Page 7 of 7