Bexar County jail inmate identified after authorities say cellmate choked, beat her to death

Authorities have identified a woman who died from her injuries two weeks after authorities say her cellmate attacked her at the Bexar County jail.

Tammy Suzette Hovland, 59, died Saturday of strangulation and blunt force injuries, the Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office said Tuesday. Her death was ruled a homicide.

San Antonio police arrested Hovland on Feb. 6 on charges of trespassing and refusing to identify herself to a law enforcement officer, according to jail records. She was booked into jail on Feb. 7…

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