On Sunday, April 17, 2016 at approximately 5:08 a.m., Irving Jail detention staff found 48-year-old Teresa Giles unresponsive in her jail cell. Treatment was immediately initiated and the Irving Fire Department was called to assist. When paramedics arrived, they continued life saving measures. Giles was transported to Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Irving but was pronounced deceased at approximately 5:52 a.m.
Giles had been booked into the City of Irving Municipal Jail following her arrest on Friday, April 15, 2016 at approximately 7:58 p.m., for Possession of Heroin and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. An autopsy was performed by the Dallas County Medical Examiner’s Office and the results are pending. At this time, the cause of death is unknown and there were no obvious signs of trauma to indicate the cause of death. An investigation into her death is ongoing.
