Sex assault suspect hangs self in Galveston County jail
By B. Scott McLendon
Galveston County Daily News
Oct 14, 2024
Jailers on Thursday morning found a 54-year-old island man hanging from a self-tied noose in his cell at the Galveston County jail, according to the sheriff's office.
Oscar Felipe Venegas had been incarcerated for about 12 days when deputies found him unresponsive at about 6 a.m. Thursday, Sheriff Henry Trochesset said.
Officers had arrested Venegas in connection to sexual assault Oct. 2, according to court records. He had been set for a status conference in November.
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