Texas Rangers to investigate Bi-State Jail death

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July 8, 2019

According to a report released this morning by the Bowie County Sheriff’s Office:

On July 6, 2019 Bowie County Deputies Norman Alexander and Ed Steger were dispatched to the Bi-State Jail to assist Life Net personnel. When they arrived, they spoke with a corrections officer who informed them that another inmate had reported that inmate Michael Rodden was hanging in his cell.

This corrections officer along with nursing staff entered the cell and administered CPR until Life Net personnel arriv...

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