Houston Public MediaSep 12, 2025

Family members of Alexis Cardenas want witness statements and unedited surveillance footage of a struggle with detention officers that preceded his death inside of the Harris County Jail, according to a pre-lawsuit petition filed Thursday in court.

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Alexis Cardenas’ family seeks medical records, unedited video footage of his death inside Harris County Jail

Attorneys for Cardenas' relatives on Thursday filed a Rule 202 petition seeking to access certain evidence and medical records about the circumstances surrounding his July 8 death. The 32-year-old Cardenas had an altercation with detention officers as he was being released from the jail, according to the Harris County Sheriff's Office.

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Houston Public MediaSep 3, 2025

The July death of Alexis Cardenas, one of more than 10 people to die in Harris County Jail custody this year, was classified as a homicide by the county medical examiner.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/criminal-justice/2025/09/03/529975/harris-county-inmate-death-classified-as-homicide-by-institute-of-forensic-sciences/

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Death of Harris County Jail inmate Alexis Cardenas ruled a homicide by medical examiner

The primary cause of death of Alexis Cardenas, 32, was an irregular heartbeat associated with toxic effects of drugs and alcohol "during physical and electrical restraint," according to the Harris County medical examiner's office. He died in July after an altercation with detention officers.

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Houston Public MediaAug 26, 2025

More than a month after a Houston man died during an altercation with detention officers inside of the Harris County Jail, questions about his initial arrest and the struggle that preceded his death continue to linger.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/criminal-justice/2025/08/26/529436/months-after-harris-county-jail-death-questions-about-arrest-altercation-with-officers-remain/

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Weeks after Harris County Jail death, questions about arrest, altercation with officers remain

Alexis Cardenas, 32, died after he was restrained by several detention officers when he allegedly refused to exit the jail in the early morning hours of July 8. His family says he was experiencing a mental health crisis two days earlier when he was arrested over a decade-old traffic citation.

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