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Texas Inmate's Death Prompts Investigation, Firings
Five county jailers have been fired in the wake of an investigation into an inmate’s death.
LONGVIEW (January 4, 2011)—The unexplained death of a Gregg County Jail inmate on Dec. 29 led to the termination of five jailers and brought on an intensive investigation.
Amy Lynn Cowling was arrested on outstanding misdemeanor warrants on Christmas Eve and later was found unresponsive in her cell on Dec. 29.
Cowling was taken to a Longview hospital where she was pronounced dead of an unknown cause.
The Tyler Morning Telegraph and the Longview News-Journal report
that officials say one of the fired jailers, Tomeka Cross, 34, has been charged with tampering with a government document for falsifying a jail log.
Cross so far has not commented on the accusations.
The Texas Commission on Jail Standards has also found the jail
in noncompliance in past inspections.
Gregg County Sheriff's Capt. Mike Claxton said in a statement
that the cause of death has not been determined for Cowling.
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