Death Of Dallas County Assistant DA Under Investigation

(Dallas, TX) — Police are investigating the sudden death of Dallas County assistant district attorney Justin Lord over the weekend.

Police in the Ellis County town of Palmer found the 44-year-old prosecutor walking down the street with a bloody nose early Saturday morning. He had abandoned his car after driving it into a ditch. After a blood draw at a local hospital to test for DWI, a friend took Lord to his home in Rowlett, where he was later found dead.

The DA’s office is not commenting on the possible cause of Lord’s death.