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Man ID'd in El Paso County Sheriffs' in-Custody Death Investigation

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EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- The 46-year-old man who died in custody of the El Paso County Sheriff's Office on Friday, March 20, has been identified. As KTSM previously reported, at around 5 p.m. on Friday, deputies were dispatched to the 12500 block of Campo Bello about a "subject disturbance." Preliminary information provided by EPCSO [...]

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The Office of the El Paso County Sheriff's Department (EPCSO) confirmed the identity of the man who died after being arrested by Sheriff's agents in San Elizario, in an incident that continues under investigation and adds to other deaths recorded in custody in the region. This is 46-year-old Roel Contreras, whose death was confirmed by the forensic doctor after being transferred to a local hospital on Tuesday afternoon. According to Major Jerome…

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