Associate Justice Antonin Scalia was found dead of apparent natural
causes Saturday on a luxury resort in West Texas, federal officials
said.
Scalia, 79, was a guest at the Cibolo Creek Ranch, a resort in the Big Bend region south of Marfa.
Scalia arrived at the 30,000-acre ranch on Friday and attended a
private party with about 40 people that night, according to a federal
official.
He left the party and retired to bed earlier than others, according
to Donna Sellers, a spokeswoman with the U.S. Marshals Service.
When he failed to appear at breakfast, a person involved with the
ranch went to his room, where he discovered his body. A priest was
called to administer last rites.
A federal official, who asked not to be named, said there was no
evidence of foul play and it appeared that Scalia died of natural
causes.
Chief U.S. District Judge Orlando Garcia, of the Western
Judicial District of Texas, was notified about the death from the U.S.
Marshals Service.
U.S. District Judge Fred Biery said he was among those notified about Scalia's death.
"I was told it was this morning," Biery said of Scalia's death. "It
happened on a ranch out near Marfa. As far as the details, I think it's
pretty vague right now as to how," he said. "My reaction is it's very
unfortunate. It's unfortunate with any death, and politically in the
presidential cycle we're in, my educated guess is nothing will happen
before the next president is elected."
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