The Bexar County Sheriff's office said in both cases it appeared the inmates died as a result of a medical episode.
In two days, two inmates were found dead in their cells at the Bexar County Jail. In both cases, authorities said, the inmates died after suffering medical episodes. The sheriff's office said on Thursday morning Duane Ventimiglia , 40, was pronounced dead after he was found unresponsive in his cell by a jail deputy. The deputy spoke with Ventimiglia to exchange his uniform, and he was responsive and sitting up at the time.
Suspect shoots self during strip search at Bexar County Jail Ventimiglia had been arrested for criminal trespass and was scheduled to appear for a hearing that day, the sheriff's office said. His bond had just been lowered from $1,000 to $25. About 24 hours later, the sheriff's office said 41-year-old Bexar County jail inmate Francisco Javier Salinas was found unresponsive in his cell by a deputy who was conducting 'face-to-face observation checks.
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