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BCSO: Inmate attempts suicide, dies at Bexar County jail

A press release said a Bexar County Sheriff’s Detention Deputy found the 35-year-old man attempting to commit suicide while serving food trays at 2:03 a.m.
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SAN ANTONIO — An inmate has died after attempting suicide at the Bexar County jail early Thursday morning, according to the Bexar County Sheriff's Office.

A press release said a Bexar County Sheriff’s Detention Deputy found the 35-year-old man attempting to commit suicide while serving food trays at 2:03 a.m.

The deputy initiated a code for further assistance and began performing life-saving measures until medical staff arrived. EMS arrived around 2:18 a.m. and treated the inmate. The inmate did not make it and was pronounced dead at 2:26 a.m., according to the release.

The inmate has since been identified as Ryan Oshea, 35. He had been arrested on an out-of-county warrant for "Assault Bodily Injury- Fam/House", officials said.

He was booked on January 13 on $1,000 bond.

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