Mario Rios

CUSTODIAL DEATH REPORT Agency Information CDR Number: 23-983-CJ Version Type: AMENDED 11/14/2023 9:06 Report Date: Status: Submitted AM 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: Marian Director Middle Name: Director Last Name: Brown TERESA Reporter Name: Reporter Email: [email protected] HERNANDEZ Decedent Information Custodial Death Report :: Page 1 of 7 --- PAGE BREAK --- Identity of Deceased First Name: Mario Middle Name: Last Name: Rios Suffix: Date of Birth: 7/10/1969 Sex: Male Race: Hispanic or Latino Age At Time Of Death: 54 Date/Time of Custody (arrest, incarceration) (mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm AM/PM): Date/Time of Custody or 6/29/2023 11:39 Incident: AM Date/Time of Death (mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm AM/PM): Death Date and Time: 7/23/2023 8:16 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) Manner of Death: Natural Custodial Death Report :: Page 2 of 7 --- PAGE BREAK --- Medical Cause of Death: Medical Cause of Death: Chronic Ethanolism and its sequelae. 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: Other, specify Means of Death Other: Natural. Location / Custody Information Custodial Death Report :: Page 3 of 7 --- PAGE BREAK --- Where did the event causing the death occur? 111 W. Commerce Street Address: City: Dallas Street County: Dallas Zip: 75207 What location category best describes where the event causing the death occurred? Location Category: Other, specify Other Location Category: Medical 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 - multiple occupancy 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): 6/29/2023 11:39 Entry Date Time: AM Where did the death occur? Death Location: Elsewhere, specify Death Location Elsewhere: Parkland Memorial Hospital. Custodial Death Report :: Page 4 of 7 --- PAGE BREAK --- General Information 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: Insufficient Bond - Theft Prop>=$2,500<$30K Offense 2: Offense 3: Were the Charges:: Filed What were the types of charges or reason for contact? (Hold CTRL to select all that apply) Crime Against Type of Offense: Property 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 Unknown Make suicidal statements?: Unknown drugs): Exhibit any mental health Unknown Exhibit any medical problems?: Yes 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 Unknown standoff?: arrested?: Physically attempt/assault Gain possession of officer's Unknown Unknown officer(s): weapon: Verbally threaten other(s) Escape or attempt to No No including law: escape/flee custody: Attempt gain possession Unknown 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: Leg Shackles Summary of Incident Summary of How the Death Occurred: (max. 30,000 characters) Summary: On Saturday July 22, 2023, at approximately 9:55 p.m., a Dallas County Sheriff Detention Service Officer (DSO) was conducting a physical round at the Gill-Hernandez Medical Facility tank NG01, located within the Dallas County North Tower Jail Facility, 111 W. Commerce Street, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas 75207-4313. During this time, the DSO observed Dallas County Inmate Mario Rios W/M 07/10/1969 (Decedent) Booking Number 23025878 with what appeared to be blood coming from his mouth. Medical assistance was requested. The Decedent was assigned as a Medical status inmate at the Gill-Hernandez Medical Facility located within the Dallas County North Tower Jail Facility. At approximately 9:58 p.m., Parkland Jail Health Medical Staff Members responded to the Decedent's bedside and moments later, initiated chest compressions. At approximately 10:17 p.m., Dallas Fire Rescue Custodial Death Report :: Page 6 of 7 --- PAGE BREAK --- personnel arrived to Rios's bedside, they continued chest compressions, and subsequently transported the Decedent to Parkland Memorial Hospital. On Sunday, July 23, 2023, at 8:16 a.m., Parkland Memorial Medical Doctor Haley Belt pronounced Mario Rios as deceased and diagnosed him with Cardic Arrest with underlying Hemorrhagic Shock. On Monday July 24, 2023, an autopsy was performed by Medical Examiner Steve Hastings with the Dallas County Medical Examiner's Office. The results of the examination are currently pending. DSO SVC #23-041501 Dallas County Medical Examiner ISF#23-14108. Southwestern Institute of Forensic sciences at Dallas Office of the Medical Examiner Autopsy Report Decedent True Name: Rios Reynoso, Mario FINDINGS: I. Chronic ethanolism and its sequelae: A. Cirrhosis: 1. Two ruptured esophageal varices with gastrointestinal hemorrhage. 2. Anasarca. 3. Ascites. 4. Serosanguineous fluid in pleural cavities. 5. Jaundice and scleral icterus. 6. Cholelithiasis. 7. Medical records document that the decedent had cardiac arrest in the medical unit of a jail. He was transported to a hospital where there was return of spontaneous circulation. He was found to have an upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage, acute kidney failure, coagulopathy, and hyponatremia. His hemoglobin on 07/23/2023 at 3:34 was 5.7 g/dL. He underwent an additional cardiac arrest and was declared dead: a. Focally organizing pneumonia. 8. Medical records document history of alcohol use disorder and decompensated cirrhosis. medical records document that serology for hepatitis B and C viruses was negative. II. Diabetes mellitus (per medical history). III. Evidence of attempted resuscitation. CONCLUSIONS: Based on the case history that was reported to me and the autopsy findings, it is my opinion that Mario Rios Reynoso, a 54-year-old male, died as a result of chronic ethanolism and its sequelae. MANNER OF DEATH: Natural Stephen M. Hastings, M.D. Medical Examiner 08-29-2023 Custodial Death Report :: Page 7 of 7