HOUSTON - The Harris County Institute of Forensic Science has released the cause of death for a prisoner that was being released from the Harris County Jail back in July but later died.

What we know:

According to the report, Alexis Cardenas, 32, primary cause of death was "cardiac dysrhythmia associated with acute toxic effects of methamphetamine, cocaine, chlordiazepoxide, and ethanol during physical and electrical restraint.

The backstory:

Cardenas died back on July 8.

The sheriff's office released video of the incident in July. Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said Cardenas' family was invited to watch the video privately before it was released to the public.

Cardenas had been in jail since July 6 after being arrested by Houston Police on "multiple outstanding misdemeanor warrants," accord

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