Brenda Bond has filed a federal civil‑rights lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas alleging that Comal County, its jail healthcare contractor CorrHealth and advanced practice nurse Randall Moon caused the death of her son Bart Joseph Bond by refusing him proper medical care. The complaint, filed on February 11, 2026, recounts that Bart Bond was diagnosed with autism at seven, a developmental disability that impaired how he communicated, controlled impulses and perceived reality. As an adult he also lived with schizophrenia and nephrotic syndrome—a kidney disorder requiring careful management. Because these disabilities limited his ability to live independently, he remained with his parents until his father’s death. During periods of sensory overload, he experienced involuntary “meltdowns,” which the lawsuit describes as episodes where an autistic person may hit or kick as a response to overwhelming distress rather than intentional aggression.
According to the complaint, in August 2023, Brenda Bond summoned first responders during such an episode. She hoped for a civil emergency detention so her son could receive mental‑health care, but officers instead arrested him on assault and bond‑violation charges and booked him into the Comal County Jail. Jail staff quickly learned through a continuity‑of‑care query that Bond had a developmental disability and schizophrenia; they also knew that a prior detention had left visible scars on his forehead from self‑harm. Because of these diagnoses, the county placed him in the jail’s mental‑health ward. At that time Comal County had contracted CorrHealth, a Texas limited liability company, to provide medical and behavioral healthcare to inmates. Nurse Moon, an advanced practice registered nurse, worked under that contract. The complaint states, CorrHealth staff and Nurse Moon were aware of Bond’s autism, schizophrenia and nephrotic syndrome, understood that these conditions increased his risk for medical complications and noted that his antipsychotic medication, high blood pressure and weight significantly raised his risk for venous thromboembolism and pulmonary embolism (PE). Despite knowing these risks, the lawsuit alleges that CorrHealth never monitored him for VTE symptoms.
Bond’s Plea for Help
The complaint paints a detailed timeline of Bond’s deterioration. On February 11, 2024, he reported that his lungs hurt when he breathed. Early the next morning CorrHealth nurse Candace Dockery recorded a pulse of 122 beats per minute, rapid breathing, low oxygen saturation and wheezing—symptoms that the complaint notes are hallmarks of pulmonary embolism. Dockery allegedly recognized that standard care required immediate evaluation by a physician or nurse practitioner and diagnostic imaging but instead gave him Albuterol and Tylenol and returned him to his cell. The lawsuit connects this decision to an overarching CorrHealth policy of minimizing off‑site medical transports to save money; it notes the company publicly promoted cost savings as a reason to hire it. Because there were no physicians or advanced practice providers on duty at night, detainees who needed hospital care had to wait until morning for evaluation, and off‑site transports were routinely denied.
Bond filed another medical request on February 12, stating that his lungs still hurt and the pain was unbearable. Nurse Moon met with him around noon but, according to the complaint, merely reviewed the previous day’s vital signs, noted his risk factors and again sent him back to his cell with Tylenol. On February 13, Bond begged staff, saying his pain was eight out of ten, radiated down his arm and worsened when he stood or moved. Nurse Carla Walker recorded an elevated heart rate of 115 and a respiratory rate of 22 but still offered only ibuprofen and did not refer him to a physician. When Bond requested an x‑ray on February 15, neither the jail nor Nurse Dockery responded for four days; Nurse Moon denied the request on February 19, without seeing him, despite learning that Bond’s pain and breathing problems continued. Bond told his mother during a daily phone call that he was short of breath, weak, sweaty and felt staff were “blowing him off,” prompting Brenda Bond to call jail officials and plead for help.
On February 20, Bond made another urgent request, describing shortness of breath, cold sweats and lightheadedness after minutes of standing and stating that the symptoms had interfered with all his daily activities for four days. The complaint emphasizes that these symptoms—dyspnea, chest pain, elevated heart rate, rapid breathing, sweating and weakness—match the classic profile of pulmonary embolism. Still, he remained inside the jail. On the evening of February 21, nurse Amy Wolf observed that Bond was short of breath just from moving about his cell; she recorded a heart rate of 143, shallow breathing and impaired gas exchange, all of which she recognized required immediate hospital treatment. Because jail policy required a physician or nurse practitioner to approve off‑site care, Wolf telephoned Nurse Moon. Moon allegedly did not examine Bond and ordered only a portable chest x‑ray, which the complaint notes does not diagnose pulmonary embolism and was chosen because it could be done on‑site. When a radiologist recommended follow‑up and physical examination, Moon waited until late the next day, ordered Covid and flu swabs and then prescribed prednisone—a steroid known to promote clotting and therefore contraindicated for suspected PE. He again returned Bond to his cell.
Final Collapse and Autopsy Results
By February 24, Bond could no longer walk. Another inmate, referred to in the complaint as “S,” insisted that he be taken to the medical unit. Nurse Katrina Hall recorded a heart rate of 159, low blood pressure and rapid breathing even while he sat in a wheelchair. Bond told Hall it was difficult to breathe; she relayed his vital signs and complaints to Nurse Moon, who again refused to see him in person and refused to order transport. Moon allegedly instructed staff to tell Bond to “suck it up and wait,” and guards laughed at Bond when he was wheeled back to his cell. A few hours later he collapsed. Inmate S tried to hold him up and yelled for help, but Bond was pronounced dead late that evening.
The Travis County Medical Examiner performed an autopsy and found multiple pulmonary emboli, including a large saddle embolus lodged at the bifurcation of his pulmonary artery, as well as clots in his femoral, popliteal and posterior tibial veins. The examiner noted that Bond’s lungs were full of blood and frothy fluid and specifically referenced his recent complaints of shortness of breath, chest and arm pain and lightheadedness. The complaint argues that these emboli developed over several days and that Moon recognized the risk but adhered to a cost‑cutting policy that delayed off‑site care.
Cost‑Saving Policies and County Officials
The lawsuit places Bond’s death within a pattern. It explains that CorrHealth’s contract with Comal County covered up to 550 detainees and capped the company’s aggregate monthly cost of off‑site medical care at $25,000, effectively incentivizing the denial of hospital transfers. The contract required the company to pay any expenses beyond that cap, and the complaint notes that CorrHealth chief executive Todd Murphy has a background in business development, not medicine, reflecting a company focus on cost savings. The Comal County Commissioners Court and Sheriff Mark Reynolds allegedly entered into and renewed this contract despite knowledge of CorrHealth’s track record. The complaint asserts that county policymakers adopted policies to deny or delay off‑site medical care and underfund jail healthcare and that these policies had no legitimate penological purpose. It lists specific practices, such as denying adequate medical care, denying off‑site care to save money, delaying care, and hiring CorrHealth despite knowing its practices. The suit argues that these practices created known and obvious risks that detainees like Bond would be harmed.
Nurse Moon and CorrHealth are accused of following these policies at the expense of detainee health. The complaint claims Moon knew that Bond’s symptoms were signs of a life‑threatening condition that could not be treated on‑site and that he still delayed care, refused off‑site transport and prescribed medications that worsened Bond’s condition.
Other Incidents Linked to CorrHealth
To highlight that Bart Bond’s death is not an isolated incident, the complaint lists other cases in which CorrHealth allegedly delayed or denied off‑site care with fatal consequences. In 2019, pretrial detainee Dale Erickson died at the Sandoval County Detention Center in New Mexico from acute pancreatitis after CorrHealth staff delayed treatment; a federal judge later entered a default judgment against the company after it destroyed evidence and misrepresented facts. In 2021, Valencia County detainee Marvin Silva was beaten by jailers; CorrHealth refused to send him to a hospital despite broken ribs and a collapsed lung, forcing him to hitchhike home. In April 2022, Wichita County detainee Matthew Maxwell died of a bowel blockage after CorrHealth staff refused emergency care; federal judges denied the county’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit over his death, citing the alleged cost‑cutting policies. The complaint also recounts several Texas Commission on Jail Standards complaints from 2022 and 2023 in which Comal County detainees reported delays, denials of medical care, or being given only Tylenol. It describes the 2023, death of Ronald Tracy Bush from diabetic ketoacidosis after CorrHealth delayed off‑site care and the case of Chiree Harley, a pregnant detainee whose pleas for an ambulance were ignored for two days; her baby died after birth and both mother and baby were released from custody the same day, which the complaint argues was done to avoid paying hospital costs.
Previous Reporting
The Hawk’s Eye previously covered Bond’s death, noting in March 2024, that the Comal County Sheriff’s Office never issued a press release and that reporters could not find any public statement about the in‑custody death. Its March 8, 2024, article “The Mysterious Case of a Custodial Death in the Comal County Jail” described the absence of public information as “alarming” and reported that the news outlet filed an open records request. The article explained that in Texas, in‑custody deaths must be reported to the Attorney General within 30 days, yet there was no press release or announcement. Another story on March 15, 2024, recounted how Bond was found hyperventilating, complaining of breathing difficulties, chest pain and a head rash; despite medical intervention he was pronounced dead thirty‑five minutes later. That report questioned why the jail’s Public Information Office never informed the public and noted that a December 2023, KSAT news story described how CorrHealth’s care led to the death of a baby, emphasizing concerns about the provider’s practices.
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