Custodial Death Record
Marlon Aaron Bonds
Denton County, Texas - 4/24/2020, 3:52 PM
Record summary
| Name | Marlon Aaron Bonds |
|---|---|
| Date of death | 4/24/2020, 3:52 PM |
| Agency | Unknown Agency |
| County | Denton County |
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CUSTODIAL DEATH REPORT
Agency Information
CDR Number: 20-435-UF Version Type: AMENDED
Report Date: 7/27/2020 2:15 PM Status: Submitted
Agency/Facility Information
Denton County 127 N. Woodrow
Agency Name: Agency Address:
Sheriff's Office. Ln. Suite 300
Agency City: Denton Agency State: TX
Agency Zip: 76205
Director Information
Director Salutation: Sheriff Director First Name: Tracy
Director Middle Name:
Director Last Name: Murphree
Reporter Name: Ronald Pettigrew Reporter Email: [email protected]
Decedent Information
Identity of Deceased
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First Name: Marlon
Middle Name: Aaron
Last Name: Bonds
Suffix:
Date of Birth: 9/26/1966 Sex: Male
Black or African
Race:
American
Age At Time Of Death: 53
Date/Time of Custody (arrest, incarceration) (mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm AM/PM):
Date/Time of Custody or 4/24/2020 10:05
Incident: AM
Date/Time of Death (mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm AM/PM):
4/24/2020 10:52
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)
Homicide (includes
Justifiable
Manner of Death:
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Homicide)
Medical Cause of Death:
Medical Cause of Death:
Multiple Gunshot Wounds
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?
Law
Who caused the death?: enforcement/correctional
personnel
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
Handgun
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: Firearm
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Location / Custody Information
Where did the event causing the death occur?
5005 East South
Street Address: City: Denton
Interstate 35
County: Denton Zip: 76210
What location category best describes where the event causing the death occurred?
Location Category: Parking lot/garage
What type of custody/facility was the Decedent in at the time of death:
Pre-Custodial Use
Type of Custody:
of Force
Specific type of custody/facility:
Specific Type of Custody/Facility:
Custody of Law Enforcement Personnel during/fleeing arrest
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: Scene of incident
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General Information
Did any other law enforcement agencies respond to calls for service related to this incident?
Other Agencies Respond?: Yes
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:
Aggravated Assault-Serious Bodily Injury-Deadly Weapon-Family Violence (PC 22.02(B)(1)
Offense 2:
Felon in Possession of a Firearm (PC 46.04)
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)
Violent Crime
Type of Offense:
Against Persons
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 Yes, mark all that
weapons: apply
Decedent Display or Use Displayed firearm
Weapon Details: without discharge
At any time during the incident and/or entry into the law enforcement facility, did the decedent:
Yes (select all that
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Attempt to Injure Others?: apply)
Attempted to injure
Ways Decedent Attempted To
law enforcement
Injure Others:
personnel
At any time during the incident and/or entry into the law enforcement facility, did the decedent:
Appear intoxicated (alcohol or
Unknown Make suicidal statements?: Unknown
drugs):
Exhibit any mental health
Unknown 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
N/A Yes
standoff?: arrested?:
Physically attempt/assault Gain possession of officer's
No No
officer(s): weapon:
Verbally threaten other(s) Escape or attempt to
Yes Yes
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 04-23-2020, Marlon Bonds shot and injured his girlfriend in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas. The Fort
Worth Police Department had obtained a felony warrant for Bonds for this assault. An attempt to locate
bulletin was put out to surrounding agencies. Officers were advised that Bonds had threatened to travel to his
place of employment and shoot co-workers. On 04-24-2020, information was obtained that Bonds was in the
city of Denton. DCSO deputies located Bonds in the parking lot of Buc-ees Travel Center on IH-35E service
road. Officers were watching Bonds' vehicle, when he exited and went to the trunk. Officers approached
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Bonds and attempted to take him into custody. Bonds went inside the vehicle to retrieve a firearm (pistol) and
was shot multiple times by officers at the scene.
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