Texas Man Dies By Drinking a ‘Cloudy Liquid’ After Being Found Guilty in Court
A man in Texas found guilty of sex crimes against a child collapsed and died after drinking a “cloudy liquid,” the sheriff’s office said.
On Thursday, 57-year-old Edward Leclair was found guilty of sexual assault of a child in the 16th District Court at the Denton County Courthouse, according to a press release from the Denton County Sheriff’s Office.
The Associated Press reported Leclair drank from a large water bottle containing a “cloudy liquid” as he was found guilty.
“As these verdicts were being read, he chugged a bottle of water he had at counsel table,” Denton County Assistant District Attorney Jamie Beck said in an interview with CNN.
Leclair’s lawyer, Mike Howard, told CNN he saw his client drink from the bottle but didn’t know what it contained.
