Custodial Death Record
Ryan Daniel Stallings
Brazos County, Texas - 1/21/2021, 7:06 AM
Record summary
| Name | Ryan Daniel Stallings |
|---|---|
| Date of death | 1/21/2021, 7:06 AM |
| Agency | Unknown Agency |
| County | Brazos County |
| Also on file | 21-141-UF - a second state report for the same death |
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Official report
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CUSTODIAL DEATH REPORT
Agency Information
CDR Number: 21-125-UF Version Type: AMENDED
Report Date: 8/25/2021 8:19 AM Status: Submitted
Agency/Facility Information
College Station
Agency Name: Agency Address: PO BOX 9960
Police Dept.
Agency City: College Station Agency State: TX
Agency Zip: 77842
Director Information
Director Salutation: Chief Director First Name: Billy
Director Middle Name:
Director Last Name: Couch
Reporter Name: Michael Pavelka Reporter Email: [email protected]
Decedent Information
Identity of Deceased
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First Name: Ryan
Middle Name: Daniel
Last Name: Stallings
Suffix:
Date of Birth: 6/10/1987 Sex: Male
Race: Anglo or White
Age At Time Of Death: 33
Date/Time of Custody (arrest, incarceration) (mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm AM/PM):
Date/Time of Custody or
1/21/2021 1:00 AM
Incident:
Date/Time of Death (mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm AM/PM):
Death Date and Time: 1/21/2021 1:06 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)
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Medical Cause of Death:
Medical Cause of Death:
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: Not Applicable
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
Location / Custody Information
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Where did the event causing the death occur?
1351 Earl Rudder
Street Address: City: College Station
Freeway S.
County: Brazos Zip: 77840
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:
N/A
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
General Information
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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 against a Public Servant
Offense 2:
Manufacture/ Delivery of Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1 >=400 grams
Offense 3:
Manufacture/ Delivery of Controlled Substance Penalty Group 2 >=400 grams
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; Other,
specify
Type of Offense, Other:
Traffic stop for speeding
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
Discharged firearm
Weapon Details:
At any time during the incident and/or entry into the law enforcement facility, did the decedent:
Yes (select all that
Attempt to Injure Others?:
apply)
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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
No 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:
Barricade self or initiate Resist being handcuffed or
No Unknown
standoff?: arrested?:
Physically attempt/assault Gain possession of officer's
Yes No
officer(s): weapon:
Verbally threaten other(s) Escape or attempt to
No Unknown
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:
The decedent, who was the subject of an ongoing narcotics investigation, was stopped for a speeding
violation. During the traffic contact, the decedent admitted to having a pistol in the center console. Officers
directed the decedent to not retrieve the pistol and to exit the vehicle. The decedent then moved suddenly
towards the console and retrieved the pistol, despite commands from officers to not do so. The decedent
produced the weapon, resulting in an officer from College Station Police Department as well as Troopers from
the Texas Department of Public Safety to fire their weapons at the decedent.
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Medical aid was summoned, however the wounds suffered were such that the decedent was unable to be
treated.
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