HARRIS COUNTY, Texas – A Harris County Sheriff’s Office detention officer died Wednesday from COVID-19 complications, officials said. The detention officer, a military veteran, was in his 50s and worked in the Harris County jail for five years, according to the sheriff’s office. The detention officer, whose identity has not yet been released, died on Wednesday, Feb. 3. “Our teammate will be missed by all of us who had the honor of working with and knowing him,” said Sheriff Ed Gonzalez. AdThe other Sheriff’s Office employees who have died from COVID-19 are Sgt.

HOUSTON – Harris County Sheriff’s Deputy Johnny Tunches was laid to rest Thursday at Humble First Assembly of God. He was a 29-year veteran of HCSO and his most recent assignment was him working as a contract deputy in District 2, the department said. He began his service with HCSO in 1991 and worked at the Inmate Processing Center (IPC). He is the third HCSO deputy to die after contracting COVID-19. Sergeant Raymond Scholwinski died on May 6 and Deputy Juan Menchaca died on June 13.

DEER PARK, Texas The funeral of the second Harris County deputy to die from coronavirus is being held Friday morning. Deputy Juan Menchaca, 70, was a 14-year veteran of the Harris County Sheriffs Office and succumbed to his weeks-long battle with coronavirus last weekend. Menchacas funeral mass will be held at St. Hyacinth Catholic Church in Deer Park at 11 a.m. Full honors will be rendered outside the church after the mass. The funeral is closed to the public, but Click2Houston.com plans to offer a livestream of the service when it begins. Raymond Scholwinski, who was also 70 years old, was the first Harris County Sheriffs deputy to die from COVID-19.

HOUSTON The funeral service Harris County Sheriffs deputy who died Saturday of coronavirus will be laid to rest on Friday, officials announced Monday. Deputy Juan Menchaca, 70, was a 14-year veteran of the Harris County Sheriffs Office and succumbed to his weeks-long battle with coronavirus, officials said. A funeral service for Menchaca will be held at St. Hyacinth Catholic Church, located at 2921 Center St. in Deer Park, Texas on Friday, June 19. Due to limited seating, the funeral will be closed to the public but you can watch it on the HCSO Facebook page. Additional details will be forthcoming later this week," HCSO officials wrote in a release Monday.

HCSO: 32 bags of marijuana sent to wrong home in Harris CountyAn unexpected package sent to the wrong home has Harris County Sheriffs deputies searching for its rightful owner. Deputies said a box filled with 32 bags of marijuana was delivered to unexpecting homeowners in northwest Harris county. Harris County Sheriffs Office loses second employee to COVID-19The Harris County Sheriffs Office confirmed Saturday that the department has lost a second employee due to COVID-19. He is the second Sheriffs Office employee to die after contracting COVID-19. Of those, 15 are currently hospitalized and 254 have recovered, according to the Harris County Sheriffs OfficeRead more.