SAN BENITO — The Texas Rangers are investigating an inmate’s apparent suicide at the city jail.
At about 2:30 a.m. Friday, inmate Ernesto Alonzo Gonzalez was found “unresponsive” in his cell, city spokeswoman Martha McClain stated yesterday.
“EMS attempts to revive him were unsuccessful, and he was pronounced dead by a local justice of the peace from an apparent suicide,” McClain stated, referring to emergency medical technicians.
“No foul play is suspected,” she stated.
Gonzalez was being held on theft charge, a police dispatcher said.
The Texas Rangers and the police department are investigating the case, McClain stated, adding she was unable to determine Gonzalez’s age and address.
