Inmate found dead at the Bexar County Jail, officials do not suspect foul play

An inmate returns to his cell Tuesday Oct. 3, 2012 in the Intensive Supervision unit of the Bexar County jail after receiving his medications. The Bexar County Sheriff's Office is recruiting detention officers to fill cadet classes approved by Commissioners' Court in August. The new cadets are being trained proactively, in an effort to avoid a staffing shortage Sheriff Amadeo Ortiz says he's been facing for months. less An inmate returns to his cell Tuesday Oct. 3, 2012 in the Intensive Supervision unit of the Bexar County jail after receiving his medications. The Bexar County Sheriff's Office is recruiting detention officers ... more Photo: William Luther, San Antonio Express-News Photo: William Luther, San Antonio Express-News Image 1 of / 38 Caption Close Inmate found dead at the Bexar County Jail, officials do not suspect foul play 1 / 38 Back to Gallery

SAN ANTONIO — Bexar County Sheriff’s deputies found a man dead inside the Bexar County Jail on Wednesday morning, marking the second death inside the facility in as many weeks.

The inmate, identified only as a 41-year-old man, was booked into the jail on June 9 for a parole violation and possession of a controlled substance, according to officials.

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BCSO spokesman James Keith said the man had a history of health problems, and investigators believe he died from natural causes.

“Nothing appears suspicious about this inmate’s death at this time,” he said.

Keith said the Bexar County Medical Examiner will conduct an autopsy to determine an official cause of death.

The only other inmate to die at the facility in 2016, 40-year-old Victor Casas, took his own life last week, according to the Sheriff’s Office and the Medical Examiner.

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Casas had been held at the jail since August of 2015 on assault and theft charges.

BCSO reported three suicides at the jail in both 2014 and 2015, according to jail records.

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