SAN ANTONIO — A 52-year-old inmate died while in custody at the Bexar County Adult Detention Center, the Bexar County Sheriff's Office said.
Deputies found him unresponsive in his cell around 7 p.m. Thursday night.
BCSO said the inmate, identified as Jaime Rodriguez Valdez, had received medication for pre-existing conditions just before 5 p.m. He was booked on a theft charge and was waiting for his housing assignment when he suffered a medical episode two hours later, BCSO said.
The Bexar County Medical Examiner is working to determine the cause of death.
This is the 12th inmate to die while in custody at the jail this year.
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