BEXAR COUNTY, Texas – An inmate died by suicide at the Bexar County Adult Detention Center, the sheriff’s office announced Tuesday afternoon.
According to a Bexar County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson, the inmate was found unresponsive in his cell by a BCSO supervisor conducting security checks at the Bexar County Adult Detention Center.
BCSO later identified the man as Joshua Aaron Reyes, 24.
Officials said on-site medical personnel were dispatched to his cell and attempted to save his life.
However, San Antonio fire crews and additional personnel pronounced Reyes dead at the scene at 10:50 a.m.
The spokesperson described the death as a “suicide.” The Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office will make a final ruling on Reyes’ cause and manner of death.
BCSO said all relevant policies and procedures were followed in its response to the death.
Reyes was booked into the Bexar County Adult Detention Center on Nov. 22, 2025 on several charges, including harassment of a public servant, two counts of assault on a peace officer/judge and parole violation for aggravated assault of a deadly weapon.
The Bexar County Precinct 2 Constables Office is handling Reyes’ death per the Sandra Bland Act, BCSO said. The Texas Commission on Jail Standards has also been notified.
BCSO’s Internal Affairs Unit is conducting a separate but concurrent administrative investigation.
According to a KSAT Investigates analysis, Tuesday’s death is the third this year involving a Bexar County jail inmate.
In January, Juan Plata Peña Jr., 49, died of complications stemming from a medical condition.
Peña, who was not at the Bexar County Adult Detention Center when he died, was a patient at a San Antonio-area hospital from Dec. 4, 2025, until his death on Jan. 3.
In February, Tammy Hovland, 59, died three weeks after she was attacked by her cellmate at the Bexar County Adult Detention Center. Hovland sustained head injuries as a result of the assault.
If you or someone you know is struggling with mental health or thoughts of suicide, call 988 or text TALK to 741-741.
You can also reach out to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) or the National Alliance of Mental Illness (NAMI) at 210-223-7233 (SAFE) or 800-316-9241. You can also text NAMI to 741-741.
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