Joseph Ray Caves

CUSTODIAL DEATH REPORT Agency Information ORIGINAL CDR Number: PA16085CJ Version Type: VERSION Report Date: 3/4/2016 12:30 PM Status: Submitted Agency/Facility Information Dallas County 133 N. Riverfront Agency Name: Agency Address: Sheriff's Dept. Blvd. Agency City: Dallas Agency State: TX Agency Zip: 75207 Director Information Director Salutation: Sheriff Director First Name: Lupe Director Middle Name: Director Last Name: Valdez Det. A. Phelps Reporter Name: Reporter Email: [email protected] #402 Decedent Information Custodial Death Report :: Page 1 of 7 --- PAGE BREAK --- Identity of Deceased First Name: Joseph Middle Name: Ray Last Name: Caves Suffix: Date of Birth: 7/2/1962 Sex: Male Race: Age At Time Of Death: 53 Date/Time of Custody (arrest, incarceration) (mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm AM/PM): Date/Time of Custody or 2/21/2016 7:11 PM Incident: Date/Time of Death (mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm AM/PM): 2/26/2016 10:28 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) Natural Custodial Death Report :: Page 2 of 7 --- PAGE BREAK --- Manner of Death: Causes/Illness Medical Cause of Death: Medical Cause of Death: Metastatic Melanoma 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? Not applicable; cause of death was Who caused the death?: suicide, intoxication or illness/natural causes 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 Don\'t know condition?: If death was an accident, homicide or suicide, what was the means of death? Not applicable; cause of death was Means of Death: intoxication or illness/natural causes Custodial Death Report :: Page 3 of 7 --- PAGE BREAK --- Location / Custody Information Where did the event causing the death occur? Street Address: 5201 Harry Hines City: Dallas, Tx 75246 County: Dallas Zip: What location category best describes where the event causing the death occurred? Location Category: 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: Hospital/Infirmary 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: Entry Date Time N/A: Where did the death occur? Death Location: At medical facility 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?: 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: Fail to Register/Sex Offender 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: 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 weapons: At any time during the incident and/or entry into the law enforcement facility, did the decedent: Attempt to Injure Others?: At any time during the incident and/or entry into the law enforcement facility, did the decedent: Appear intoxicated (alcohol or No Make suicidal statements?: drugs): Exhibit any mental health Exhibit any medical problems?: 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 standoff?: arrested?: Physically attempt/assault Gain possession of officer's officer(s): weapon: Verbally threaten other(s) Escape or attempt to including law: escape/flee custody: Attempt gain possession officer's weapon: Was the deceased under restraint in the time leading up to the death or the events causing the death? Under Restraint: Yes Summary of Incident Summary of How the Death Occurred: (max. 30,000 characters) Summary: On February 26, 2016 at approximately 11:55am, I received a telephone call from the Communication Section and Dispatcher Debbie Harvey told me that there had been a custodial death of an inmate. Dispatcher Harvey told me that the inmate was at Parkland Memorial Hospital and had been remotely booked into the Jail. Distatcher Harvey told me that I needed to call the S.H.O.T. Supervisor, DSS Lang, to obtain the information. I called and talked with DSS Lang who told me that inmate Joseph Ray Caves had been remotely booked into the Jail on February 21, 2016. She told me that inmate Cave had been transported to Parkland Memorial Hospital that same day and that there had been a Detention Service Officer sitting with him. She told me that today DSO Knighten #3785 had been sitting with inmate Caves. She told me that at approximately 10:28am, inmate Caves had been pronounced deceased by Dr. Claudia Perez at PMH. I then went to the Intake Section and talked with Lt. Burke who told me that Officers with the Dallas Police Dept. had arrested Joseph Caves on Feb. 21, 2016 for outstanding felony warrants from the Dallas Sheriff's Office. He told me that during the bookin procedure the Jail Nurse had sent the Dallas Police officers to Parkland with inmate Caves. He told me that the Medical Staff at PMH had apparently cleared him medically and sent the Officers back to the Jail. He told me that during the bookin procedure the Jail Nurse again sent the Officers back to PMH with inmate Caves. He told me that the Medical Staff at PMH then admitted inmate Caves to the Hospital. He told me that at this time inmate Caves was remotely booked into the Jail. He provided me with a copy of the DPD Arrest Report. In reviewing the DPD Report I found that on Feb. 21, 2016 at approximately 4:50pm Officers with the DPD were dispatch to the 1200 block of Jackson Street in Dallas, Texas in regards to a 40/01 (other in progress). I found that the Officers made contact with Mr. Caves and had conducted a computer check and found that he had two outstanding felony warrants for his arrest for the offense of Sex Offender Duty to Register. The Officers then arrested Mr. Caves, without incident, and transported him to the Dallas County Jail. Upon returning to the CIS Office I called the Medical Examiner's Office and talked with Field Agent Crista in regards to this investigation. She told me that they had already been notified by PMH and that it appeared that Mr. Caves had some sort of cancer that had spread to his head. On March 1, 2016, i called the Medical Custodial Death Report :: Page 6 of 7 --- PAGE BREAK --- Examiner's Office and talked with Field Agent Cody who told me that an Autopsy had been conducted and found that Mr. Caves had passed away due to natural causes and the Medical Cause of Death was Medistatic Melanoma. Custodial Death Report :: Page 7 of 7