At
approximately 1:40 pm on September 27, 2022, ANDRES VILLAREAL-SALGUERO,
30 of Austin was observed by a corrections officer to be unresponsive
in his cell. CPR was
administered immediately by both TCSO medical staff and ATCEMS.
Resuscitation efforts were ultimately unsuccessful, and
Villareal-Salguero was pronounced deceased at 2:21 pm.
Villareal-Salguero
was booked into custody July 16, 2021, charged with three counts of
Aggravated Robbery and one count of Assault of a Public Servant. Bond
was set at $40,000 for each of the
Aggravated Robbery charges and $15,000 for the Assault of a Public
Servant charge.
An
investigation by TCSO’s Internal Affairs Unit, Criminal Investigations
Division, Texas Rangers and the Travis County Medical Examiner’s
Office is underway, as is customary with any death in custody. An
autopsy was conducted September 28, 2022, and the final report is
pending.
