The family of 29-year-old Adam Avalos, who was killed while in the Doña Ana County Detention Center, has sued the County for wrongful death, negligence, negligent supervision and violations of civil rights.
Avalos’ widow, Sylvia, is seeking unspecified damages, and says that jail officials were negligent when they held Avalos together with violent inmates.
Avalos was found stabbed and beaten to death April 2 inside the Doña Ana County Detention Center. He was in jail on a probation violation.
Dominic Montoya, 30, a murder convict, has been charged in Avalos’ death.
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