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A grand jury this week returned an indictment of criminally negligent homicide against a former Galveston County Jail officer in connection with an inmate’s death last year.

The Galveston County District Attorney’s Office presented evidence to a grand jury on Tuesday following the Texas Rangers’ investigation into the circumstances surrounding Saul Vargas’ death inside the jail last September. The jury returned the indictment of criminally negligent homicide against Skyler Ray Chapman, according to the DA’s office. Court documents were not immediately available online Wednesday.

Chapman’s employment with the Galveston County Sheriff’s Office was terminated in January.

“Our office will prosecute this case vigorously,” the Galveston County District At

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