FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 10, 2022
Death in Custody at Travis County Jail
At approximately 10:30 am on August 9, 2022, a medical emergency alarm was called for KYLE GEORGE WAGNER, 46 of Austin after a corrections officer observed him to be unresponsive in his cell. CPR was administered immediately by both TCSO medical staff and ATCEMS. Resuscitation efforts were ultimately unsuccessful, and Wagner was pronounced deceased at 11:18 am.
Wagner was booked into custody August 8, 2022, charged with Violation of Bond/Protective Order.
An investigation by TCSO’s Internal Affairs Unit, Criminal Investigations Division, Round Rock Police Department and the Travis County Medical Examiner’s Office is underway, as is customary with any death in custody. The autopsy and the final report are pending.
Note: RRPD investigates TCSO deaths in custody when Texas Rangers are unavailable.
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Submitted By: Kristen Dark, Sr. Public Information Officer (512) 854-4986