KERA News6d
Man dies in Tarrant County Jail — the first this year — after attempted suicide
A 36-year-old man died in the Tarrant County Jail on Saturday following complications from an attempted suicide. He is the first person to die in the Tarrant County Jail this year. The Tarrant ...
CBS News4d
Judge dismisses Tarrant County from lawsuit filed by family of Anthony Johnson Jr., who died in Tarrant County Jail; criminal case continues
"Plaintiffs consistently plead that Johnson died as a result of the conduct of 'multiple jailers at the Tarrant County Jail.' The Court is not persuaded that this is a 'conditions-of-confinement ...
WFAA825d
Tarrant County hired new jail chief away from Dallas County. Here's how much he makes
TARRANT COUNTY, Texas — The Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office recently hired Dallas County’s former top jail official to run Tarrant County’s jail system amid scrutiny over a spike in jail ...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram6d
Man dies from complications after suicide attempt at Tarrant County Jail, sheriff says
An inmate at the Tarrant County Jail died Saturday from complications after a suicide attempt, officials with the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement. The 36-year-old man ...
WFAA86d
Inmate dies after attempted suicide in Tarrant County Jail, officials say
FORT WORTH, Texas — A man died while in custody of the Tarrant County Jail due to complications from an attempted suicide, the department said in a press release. A man was booked into the ...
CBS News29d
Tarrant County sheriff defends jail amid protests, calls for change over in-custody deaths
TARRANT COUNTY — The Tarrant County Sheriff is defending his jail amid protests and calls for change from community members at Tarrant County Commissioners Court on Tuesday. The contentious ...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram8d
Families, activists ask state to deem Tarrant County out of compliance for jail deaths
Families, friends and supporters of people who have died in Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office custody pleaded with members of the Texas Commission on Jail Standards to place the jail on its ...
NBC DFW4d
Tarrant County, six others dismissed from in-custody death civil suit
A judge dismissed Tarrant County and six other defendants from a civil suit over the death of an inmate at the Tarrant County Jail. Anthony Johnson Jr died while in custody in April 2024 after a ...
KERA News4d
Tarrant County dropped from lawsuit over Anthony Johnson Jr.’s death in custody
Washington plans to appeal the ruling, he told KERA News. He maintained the problems at the Tarrant County Jail are systemic. "If Garcia and Moreno worked for Coca-Cola, and they injured or killed ...
Dallas Morning News6d
Tarrant County sheriff’s office reports year’s first in-custody jail death Saturday
This story contains mention of suicide; mental health resources are at the bottom of the story. The Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office has notified the public of the year’s first in-custody death ...
Yahoo6d
Federal judge dismisses Tarrant County from lawsuit in jail death of Anthony Johnson Jr.
A U.S. district judge dismissed the claims against Tarrant County in the civil case brought by the family of Anthony Johnson Jr., who was killed at the county jail in April, according to the ...