An investigation with the assistance of the Texas Rangers is ongoing following the death of a 31-year-old man after he was taken into custody by Lamesa police. Martese Bryant, of Indianapolis, Indiana, was pronounced dead at Medical Arts Hospital at 9:28 a.m. this past Monday, according to information provided by Lamesa Police Chief Dale E. Alwan Sr. He had been taken to the hospital by EMS personnel who were called to the Dawson County jail after Bryant stopped breathing in the booking area, Alwan said in a news release issued Friday afternoon. Preliminary results from an autopsy performed Tuesday at South Plains Forensic ...