Jake Thomas Taylor

How they died

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Deputy Jason Fisher pulled over a brown van for reckless driving. He recognized the driver, Taylor, as a habitual drug user and searched the other, finding methamphetamine and what appeared to be Hydrocodone. Deputy Fisher handcuffed Taylor, who did not resist, and took him to Henderson County Jail. There, Taylor started to convulse. He died at East Texas Medical Center. A plastic bag was found in his stomach. Media reports don't state categorically whether he was booked, so this incident may be outside of FatalEncounters dataset, which does not include individuals after they've been booked into the jail or prison system.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Jake Thomas Taylor, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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