Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Miguel Angel Montoya
Gender : Male
Age : 29
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 01/29/2025
Location : El Paso County Detention Facility
City : El Paso
County : El Paso
State : Texas
Agency : El Paso County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Unknown
Event : Found dead in jail
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On January 29, 2025, a male detainee was found unresponsive in his cell at the El Paso County Detention Facility. He was pronounced dead at 7:45 a.m., and the medical examiner was notified at 8:04 a.m. The individual was previously accused of kidnapping his 2-year-old son, which led to an Amber Alert last year. The cause of death remains under investigation.
