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| Former TX Inmate Sues Over Beating |
| By The Brownsville Herald |
| Published: 10/24/2005 |
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A former Texas county inmate filed a federal lawsuit against Cameron County more than a year after he received a beating at the hands of nine other prisoners in an incident that sparked a jail riot. Court records show that Jose Luis Loredo Jr., 40, was arrested by Harlingen police on burglary charges on Aug. 8, 2004 and later transferred to the Carrizalez-Rucker Detention Center in Olmito. In a lawsuit filed with U.S. District Judge Hilda Tagle on Oct. 11, 2005, Loredo claims he was beaten by nine to 10 inmates during the late night hours of Aug. 14 and the early morning hours of Aug. 15, 2004. Loredo's attorneys declined to comment, but the lawsuit alleges that jail administrators violated his civil rights by putting him in “life-threatening jeopardy” by placing him with the inmates who beat him. The Harlingen man alleges that jailers also were slow to give medical attention and that they hospitalized him under a false name. It was not clear how long Loredo was hospitalized, but the lawsuit states the beating caused severe head trauma, broken bones, cuts, bruises and severe swelling. County officials allegedly promised Loredo and his mother that they would cover his medical expenses, but the Harlingen man claims that the county did not honor that pledge. Cameron County Commissioner's Court attorney Richard Burst said he could not comment on the case because his office had not received a copy of the lawsuit. According to Brownsville Herald archives, Loredo's beating prompted jail administrators to place his attackers in lockdown. In response to the lockdown, the inmates rioted on Aug. 20, using broomsticks and metal shanks to keep deputies at bay for more than an hour until the unrest was subdued with tear gas. Court records show that 11 inmates were charged with third-degree felony criminal mischief for their roles in the riot. |
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