Woman dies in Galveston County Jail custody after tussle with jailers Quanell X: Family calls woman’s death “murder” media event planned. A 32-year-old woman, who Galveston County Jail officials said had to be physically restrained after running away from deputies, died overnight Thursday, Sheriff Henry Trochesset confirmed. Brittany Nicole Anderson, 32, had been in jail since January 24 on a violation of the terms for her release into community supervision. In 2022, Anderson was charged with Abandoning and Endangering a Child with the intent to return. In 2023, Anderson pleaded guilty and was sentenced to two years of supervised community service. Sheriff Henry Trochesset said that on Wednesday (1/31/2024), jailers noticed what they reported was Anderson acting “different” and “oddly.” The deputies were taking Anderson to a padded cell near the jail’s medical center, Trochesset said. That is when Anderson reportedly broke free from the deputies and ran down a hall to the jail's booking area. Several deputies had to restrain the woman before they were able to get her into handcuffs and take her back to the cell. She was scheduled for a medical evaluation on Thursday (2/1/2024) morning. Several hours after the incident, a jailer on rounds noticed Anderson unresponsive on the floor of the cell. After multiple attempts with CPR, paramedics were able to get a pulse, and EMS took Anderson to UTMB Health’s Trauma Center at John Sealy Hospital. Anderson died a few hours later. The cause of death was unknown Thursday afternoon. The Galveston County Medical Examiner was scheduled to perform the autopsy on Friday, spokesman John Florence said. In a media release by Houston-area activist Quanell X, Anderson’s family called for the release of the jailhouse video and called the woman’s death “murder.” Quanell X claims that sheriff's office officials did not contact family members to update them on what occurred. Her sister-in-law told i45NOW that Anderson leaves behind five children. A press conference is scheduled for Friday in front of the jail. The family is insisting the Sheriffs office release security camera footage of when deputies engaged in the struggle to detain Anderson and when they place her in jail. Trochesset confirmed jailhouse cameras captured the incident, but would not discuss the possible release of the footage because the death is under investigation. All the footage is being turned over to the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Texas Commission on Jail Standards which are investigating Anderson’s death. Anderson’s death is the second in-custody death at the Galveston County Jail this year. On Tuesday, Rio Shareese Jones, 49, died while in Hospice care at UTMB Health. The medical examiner said he died as a result of kidney failure. Jones had been in the county jail since July 29, 2023, for a parole board warrant. Chief Deputy for corrections Douglas Hudson said Jones had severe health issues and was transported to UTMB Health 10 times since he was jailed in July. DPS and the state jail standards commission are also investigating Jones death. Anderson’s death is the 8th in-custody or jail death since Jan. 2022, according to jail data. Most of the deaths have been illness, county data shows.

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