{"id":314879,"date":"2026-08-06T02:42:07","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T02:42:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/314879\/"},"modified":"2026-08-06T02:42:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T02:42:07","slug":"news-12-bronx-family-advocates-hold-vigil-for-man-who-died-in-doc-custody-outside-bronx-hall-of-justice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/314879\/","title":{"rendered":"News 12 | Bronx | Family Advocates Hold Vigil For Man Who Died In Doc Custody Outside Bronx Hall Of Justice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-rich-text-paragraph=\"true\">A somber vigil was held outside the Bronx Hall of Justice, where loved ones, advocates and formerly incarcerated individuals gathered to remember <a data-rich-text-hyperlink=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/bronx.news12.com\/2026\/07\/26\/man-dies-in-bronx-court-custody-following-arraignment\/2gyVL0qjSAmm137amzv39J\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">29-year-old Julian Pagan<\/a> following his death while in custody.<\/p>\n<p data-rich-text-paragraph=\"true\">Pagan died Friday after he was found unresponsive in a holding cell at the Bronx Hall of Justice, just hours after appearing in court. According to his attorney, Pagan was alert, engaged and showed no signs of a medical emergency during that court appearance.<\/p>\n<p data-rich-text-paragraph=\"true\">Court records show Pagan was arrested in August 2025 on assault and harassment charges. Earlier this month, a bench warrant was issued after he allegedly failed to comply with court-ordered requirements.<\/p>\n<p data-rich-text-paragraph=\"true\">Despite his legal troubles, family members said they want him remembered for the person they knew, rather than the circumstances surrounding his death.<\/p>\n<p data-rich-text-paragraph=\"true\">&#8220;He was a great kid. Beautiful spirit,&#8221; said his cousin, Jose. &#8220;He always wanted to give and help people. He made people laugh.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-rich-text-paragraph=\"true\">Pagan&#8217;s father, Julio, said his son left a lasting impression on everyone he met.<\/p>\n<p data-rich-text-paragraph=\"true\">&#8220;Everyone he met, he touched,&#8221; Julio said. &#8220;With his outspoken attitude, he was just my partner. He was my partner.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-rich-text-paragraph=\"true\">Pagan&#8217;s death marks at least the fifth death in New York City Department of Correction custody this year.<\/p>\n<p data-rich-text-paragraph=\"true\">The New York State Attorney General&#8217;s Office is investigating the case, while the Department of Correction says it is also conducting its own review into the circumstances surrounding Pagan&#8217;s death.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A somber vigil was held outside the Bronx Hall of Justice, where loved ones, advocates and formerly incarcerated&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":314880,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[128,9,24,63,129,131,130],"class_list":["post-314879","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-the-bronx","tag-bronx","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-the-bronx","tag-the-bronx-headlines","tag-the-bronx-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/314879","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=314879"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/314879\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/314880"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=314879"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=314879"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=314879"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}