Joel Landers

CUSTODIAL DEATH REPORT Agency Information CDR Number: 23-1549-MJ Version Type: AMENDED Report Date: 1/2/2024 2:44 PM Status: Submitted Agency/Facility Information Corpus Christi City Agency Name: Agency Address: 120 N. Chaparral Detention Agency City: Corpus Christi Agency State: TX Agency Zip: 78401 Director Information Director Salutation: Marshal Director First Name: HUBERT Director Middle Name: E Director Last Name: ARCHAMBO Reporter Name: Keane Monroe Reporter Email: [email protected] Decedent Information Identity of Deceased Custodial Death Report :: Page 1 of 7 --- PAGE BREAK --- First Name: Joel Middle Name: Last Name: Landers Suffix: Date of Birth: 3/19/1962 Sex: Male Race: Anglo or White Age At Time Of Death: 61 Date/Time of Custody (arrest, incarceration) (mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm AM/PM): Date/Time of Custody or 11/17/2023 2:22 Incident: PM Date/Time of Death (mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm AM/PM): 11/21/2023 8:00 Death Date and Time: 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) Pending autopsy Manner of Death: results Custodial Death Report :: Page 2 of 7 --- PAGE BREAK --- Medical Cause of Death: Medical Cause of Death: brain aneurysm 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 7 --- PAGE BREAK --- Where did the event causing the death occur? 615 Leopard Suit Street Address: City: Corpus Christi 113a County: Nueces Zip: 78401 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: Municipal Jail Specific type of custody/facility: Specific Type of Custody/Facility: Jail - single 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): 11/17/2023 2:22 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?: No 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: Public Intoxication 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?: 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 --- Barricade self or initiate No Resist being handcuffed or 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 11/17/2023 at approximately 2200 hours I, Capt. K. Monroe received a call from Lt. Jorgensen stating that they were trying to wake up (AP) Landers for magistration but (AP) Landers was unresponsive and they called EMS. Lt. Jorgensen stated that (AP) Landers was sleeping the entire time prior to them trying to wake him up for magistration. He stated that when EMS arrived that (AP) Landers was still sleeping (snoring). He stated that EMS checked his vital signs and they were all normal but he was still unresponsive. I told Lt. Jorgensen that I remembered (AP) Landers being brought in at approximately 1400 hours an he was walking and talking but seemed to be highly intoxicated. Lt. Jorgensen stated that (AP) landers had been sleeping the entire time that he had been on shift. At approximately 0000 hours on 11/18/2023, I received another call from Lt. Jorgensen who stated that he had received a call from The charge nurse at Spohn Hospital. Lt. Jorgensen stated that he was told the (AP) Landers had a possible aneurysm in his brain and they were looking for information on any relatives. At approximately 0100 hours I arrived at the CDC and began archieving the video of the entire time the (AP) Landers was at the CDC. I also pulled all records of cell checks that had been done and the report that Lt. Jorgensen had made when he found (AP) Landers unresponsive. I burned a copy of the vidoe onto a disk and added it to all the paperwork so that it could be given to CCPD CID detectives. At Approximately 0330 I made contact with CCPD Lt. Weisenburger who was working on the incident. Lt. Weisenburger stated that Crime scene had been to the hospital and taken pictures of (AP) Landers and there were no apparent injuries that could be seen. I informed Lt. Weisenburger that I had reviewed all the video of the time the (AP) Landers was in the CDC and there was no use of force at all. In the video (AP) Landers is brought in the CDC and searched and asked the medical questions. (AP) Landers appears to be very intoxicated and unsteady on his feet. Staff appears to try to take photos of (AP) Landers but he is unsteady on his feet and is moving around to much to have photos taken. Staff then escorts him to male holding cell #2 and close the door. (AP) Landers appears to have a hard time keeping his shorts up and they fall down several time and he eventually takes them off. (AP) Landers then stands up and is trying to put his shorts on and loses his balance and falls against the toilet and then the back wall of the cell. (AP) Landers does not appear to loses consciousness and then stands up, pulls his shorts up and stands at the cell door for a while. (AP) Landers then lays down on the floor and appears to go to sleep. In the video you can see that cell checks were being done per policy and officers were regularly checking on (AP) Landers who appeared to be sleeping and was snoring. CCPD CID requested that the cell that (AP) Landers was in not be used until they could look at it. The cell Custodial Death Report :: Page 6 of 7 --- PAGE BREAK --- was secured and not used. On 11/19/2023 I received a call from CCPD Detective Smith who stated that he had investigated the cell and there was no evidence of anything had happened and that the cell could begin being used again. Detective smith was given the packet and the video for (AP) Landers. 01-02-24 received autopsy report. Conclusion: "After review of autopsy findings and available information, it is my opinion that Joel Landers, a 61 year old male, died as a result of complications of closed head injury due to fall(s). Other significant conditions include cirrhosis of liver, diabetes mellitus, hypertension and ethanolism" Manner of Death: Accidental Custodial Death Report :: Page 7 of 7