A Harris County inmate died in custody on Sunday after having complications from a terminal medical condition, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.
Kenneth McZeal, 65, was taken to a local hospital and admitted for an illness on Oct.1. He was pronounced dead seven days later around 1:40 a.m.The Texas Rangers are investigating the death since all jail deaths must be looked into by an outside law enforcement agency.
“The Sheriff’s Office Internal Affairs Division is also investigating to determine whether all applicable policies and procedures were followed, which is standard following the death of a person in jail. The man’s cause of death will be determined by an autopsy conducted by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences,” the sheriff’s office said.
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