An autopsy performed on Monday in Beaumont reportedly has determined that 58-year-old Joseph Daniel Edwards, of Dayton, died of natural cases. He was found unresponsive in his cell at the Liberty County Jail on Thursday, Dec. 12.
Edwards reportedly suffered a heart attack and had other health conditions that led to his premature passing.
“This, of course, shows his death was of natural causes,” said Capt. Ken DeFoor, spokesperson for the Liberty County Sheriff’s Office, which oversees operation of the county jail.
Edwards was found lying on the floor of his cell around 8 p.m. Thursday during a routine bed check. An ambulance was immediately called and the inmate was rushed to Liberty-Dayton Regional Medical Center where he was pronounced dead a short time later despite life-saving efforts in the emergency room.
The incident was investigated by the Texas Rangers with the cooperation of the Sheriff’s Office.
Edwards was in jail following his arrest on July 22, 2019, on a charge of Injury to a Child/Elderly or Disabled Person.
I am the sibling of the inmate that was found unresponsive in his jail cell! These accusations are being written without the approval or permission of the immediate family nor the knowledge that we have not yet obtained ourselves! the family have been the last to hear any information and this is heartbreaking and disrespectful to the family that such news is being exploited it to the community!
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