Hays County Jail inmate's death under investigation, sheriff says
Texas law enforcement authorities are investigating the death of a man in custody at the Hays County Jail on Wednesday.
A medical emergency was called for 41-year-old inmate James Warren Knight just before 5 p.m. Tuesday, according to a news release. Jail medical staff responded to the call and then took him to a nearby hospital.
Hospital staff began treating Knight, but he was pronounced dead at 5:59 a.m. Wednesday. His cause of death was not immediately clear.
The preliminary investigation does not indicate foul play, and Knight's autopsy results are pending, Hays County sheriff’s office officials said.
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Knight was in jail on multiple charges: resisting arrest/search or transport, a class A misdemeanor; unlawful carrying of a weapon, a class A misdemeanor; criminal mischief, a class B misdemeanor; aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, a second-degree felony; violation of protective order, a class A misdemeanor; tampering with ID number, a class A misdemeanor, and a charge from the Austin Police Department for possession of child pornography, a third-degree felony.
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Knight's death is being investigated by the Texas Rangers.
This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: Texas Rangers investigating Hays County Jail inmate's death
