Luke Zepeda, a 38-year-old from Houston, Texas, died on November 17, 2018, from injuries sustained in an assault while he was sleeping in a Bexar County jail cell. He was attacked by his cellmate, 21-year-old Luke Christopher Pena, who reportedly punched and stomped on Zepeda’s head. Zepeda required brain surgery and later died of cardiopulmonary arrest caused by the assault.

Pena was arrested and charged with murder and admitted to intentionally trying to kill Zepeda; he was awaiting trial at the time of the account. The Texas Rangers were called in as an outside agency to investigate the incident. The case prompted questions about inmate monitoring, conflict resolution, and conditions within the jail.

If anyone has information about the attack, the jail’s supervision on November 17, 2018, or knew either man, please come forward with tips.