Death by Cop 2022-2024
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Saul Vargas
Gender : Male
Age : 39
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 09/13/2024
Location : Galveston County Jail
City : Galveston
County : Galveston
State : Texas
Agency : Galveston County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Taser
Event : Died after being tased in jail
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Saul Vargas had been in jail for eight days on charges of evading arrest and burglary of motor vehicles, was found unresponsive in his cell after being tased an unknown number of times by deputies. According to the Galveston County Sheriff’s Office, deputies used force to restrain Vargas and moved him to another cell due to his behavior. He was tased during this process and was later found unresponsive. Despite attempts at CPR, he died shortly afterward.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.fox26houston.com/news/another-inmate-death-galveston-county-jail
