FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 3, 2024
TCSO Inmate Dies at Local Hospital
At approximately 6:14 pm on February 29, 2024, inmate JEFFREY POPE, 30, was found unresponsive in his unit. CPR was administered immediately by TCSO staff, and continued by ATCEMS upon their arrival. Pope was transported by ATCEMS to a local hospital where he died the morning of March 1, 2024.
Pope was booked into custody February 21, 2024, charged with Assault/Family Violence.
An investigation by TCSO’s Internal Affairs Unit, Criminal Investigations Division, the Texas Rangers and the Travis County Medical Examiner’s Office is underway, as is customary with any death in custody. The autopsy was conducted on March 2, 2024, and the final report is pending.
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Submitted By:
Kristen Dark, Sr. Public Information Officer | (512) 854-4986 Drew Knight, Public Information Specialist | (512) 854-8426