Man dies while in custody of Dallas County Sheriff’s Office
DALLAS - A man booked into the Dallas County jail died while in custody last month.
The Dallas County Sheriff’s Office said 24-year-old Shamond Lewis was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
He was booked into jail on Sept. 22.
The sheriff’s office said he suffered a medical episode the next day and was taken to Parkland Hospital.
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A week later, he died on Sept. 30.
The sheriff’s office has asked the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office to conduct an investigation into the in-custody death.