Mina Brees’ death ruled a suicide

Brenda Bock, coroner in Grand County, Colo., today announced in a news release that she has ruled the death of Austin solo Mina Brees as a suicide. Bock declines comment on the ruling. Brees, the mother of New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees, died Aug. 7 at a residence in Granby, Colo. According to Bock’s news release, an autopsy and investigation found that Brees’ death was “attributed to ingestion of a large quantity of prescription medications." At the time of Brees’ death, the Texas Office of the Attorney General was investigating her and a company called Chicksports Inc. in connection with letters sent to Austin and Houston restaurants offering to sell them the rights to their business names. On Aug. 4, the OAG sent a civil investigative demand — similar to a subpoena — to Brees, requiring her to furnish all material she had with regard to the letters. As noted in the CID, Brees had until Aug. 11 to produce the material.--

Mary Alice Robbins