Bexar County inmate commits suicide despite jail guard’s efforts to save him, BCSO says
SAN ANTONIO (KTSA News) – An inmate at the Bexar County Jail has taken his own life despite a detention deputy’s efforts to save him, said the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office.
Shortly after 2 a.m. Thursday, a Bexar County Sheriff’s detention deputy found 35-year-old Ryan Oshea trying to commit suicide. The deputy called for assistance and started performing life-saving measures until medical staff arrived.
BCSO says EMS arrived and treated Oshea, but he was pronounced dead at 2:26 a.m.
BCSO’s Criminal Investigations Division, Internal Affairs and the Public Integrity Unit are conducting an investigation.
Oshea was arrested by San Antonio police Jan. 13 on a warrant out of Wilson County for assault bodily injury-family/house. Bond was set at $1.000.