Since Jaquaree Simmons' 2021 death behind bars, allegedly by beating, the county jail has seen the most inmate deaths in a decade, and 2023 is outpacing that record.
Thursday, February 9, 2023 1:32AMA judge set a $100,000 bond for Eric Morales, a former Harris County Jail officer charged in connection with Jaquaree Simmons' death behind bars.Authorities released the mug shot of a former detention officer charged with the beating death of an inmate back in 2021.after facing charges of second degree felony manslaughter.
Morales was among the 11 employees fired as a result of the sheriff's office internal investigation, and Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said more charges could be filed in the case. Morales is the first former correction officer to be charged in connection to an inmate's death in Harris County.Court documents showed Morales caused the injuries that killed Simmons, but it took two years and multiple grand jury proceedings to get an indictment for manslaughter.
"Indictment charges: The 6-foot-5, 260-pound defendant detention officer for assaulting a 5-foot-4, 120-pound complainant by kneeing him in the head, striking his head against a door, dropping the complainant on his head, resulting in his death," officials read in court on Monday. None of the 1,490 cameras inside the jail at the time captured video of the confrontation that led to Simmons' death, but the sheriff's office alone completed 73 interviews.
Simmons' was incarcerated for allegedly possessing a weapon as a felon, but we spoke to his mother, and she said he did not deserve to die for what he did. That message was echoed by the district attorney's office, as
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