A.D. Ibarra

-Laredo, TX

The Sheriff's Department Maverick County awaits the results of the autopsy on the body of Noah González Rodríguez in order to know the causes of his death while he was in police custody. In a recent interview with Maverick County Sheriff Tom Schmerber, he informed The News Gram that the young man had been arrested when he was found in possession of a minor amount of marijuana after being stopped for a traffic violation for reckless driving. The 25 year-old man was fine according to the sheriff when he was apprehended except for showing signs of intoxication, when he began showing signs of distress, officials called an ambulance at about 3 in the morning and while in the hospital Rodriguez died. The Sheriff Department's report attributed the death to medical complications, however, a family member informed the sheriff that he may have taken anti-anxiety medication some time that evening. Justice of the Peace Dora Madera, who pronounced him dead, requested an autopsy on the body to determine the causes of his death.