Deputy stops inmate suicide attempt at Bexar County Jail

Inmate found in bathroom stall, taken to hospital

SAN ANTONIO – A Bexar County Sheriff's Office detention deputy halted a suicide attempt by an inmate Thursday, officials said.

According to a BCSO news release, a 28-year-old man tried to hang himself in a bathroom stall around 8 a.m., when the deputy interrupted the attempt.

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The inmate was taken to a hospital in an undetermined condition.

The man was being held on a domestic violence/choking - strangulation charge.


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