EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – Newly released footage showing the moments where Roel Contreras was encountered by El Paso County sheriff’s deputies was released. The 46-year-old man was taken into custody on March 20, which he later died while in custody.
Man ID’d in El Paso County Sheriffs’ in-custody death investigation
According to the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were dispatched at 4:59 p.m. to the 12000 block of Campo Bello in response to a disturbance involving a male subject. When they arrived, deputies located Contreras in an open field. Footage showed Contreras who appeared to be acting erratically.
WARNING: FOOTAGE OF THE ENCOUNTER CAN BE HARD TO WATCH
Deputies repeatedly told Contreras to “relax” because they were “trying to help him out.” At one point, Contreras says, “My heart, bro.”…