Dallas police released footage of a 55-year-old who died in police custody
By: Dallas, TX - A 55-year-old man died in Dallas police custody on Tuesday after complaining of chest pains, officials said.
Officers encountered the man around 12:37 a.m. Tuesday at the intersection of C.F. Hawn Freeway and North Jim Miller Road, Dallas police said in a press release. Officers ran his license plate, which returned two felony warrants for aggravated sexual assault and burglary with intent. Officers initiated a traffic stop, police said.
At the scene of the traffic stop, the man, later identified as 55-year-old Horace John Groves III, complained of chest pains, the release stated. Dallas-Fire Rescue (DFR) responded and Groves was medically cleared, police said. Officers transported him to the Southeast Patrol Station to be interviewed, according to the release.
Groves told the officer he felt ill while walking into an interview room and police called DFR again, the release stated.
He was later pronounced deceased.