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U.S. Navy · United States 
Ignacio Garcia
1971
Ignacio Pena Garcia served the U.S. Navy.
How He Died
Manner
Homicide
Cause
Gunshot wound
Mechanism
Bodily force
What Happened
Jailer Ignacio Garcia was beaten and strangled to death in the Kinney County Jail by two inmates, both 22, during an escape attempt. He was attacked when he brought food to three inmates. Two of them strangled him with a rag and clothes hanger. They then tied up the third inmate and fled. Both stole a car in a nearby parking lot and were stopped and apprehended minutes later near Eagles Pass by State troopers. Both were convicted of murder and sentenced to three years. Jailer Garcia, a World War I U.S.
Survivors
Navy veteran, was survived by his wife, son, and daughter.
Service Record
U.S. Navy
Also Served
Kinney County Sheriff's Office
Jailer
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Record added
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