Tarrant County, Anthony Johnson

Judge dismisses Tarrant County from lawsuit filed by family of Anthony Johnson Jr., who died in Tarrant County Jail; criminal case continues
U.S. District Court Judge Reed O'Connor dismissed the lawsuit against Tarrant County and six individual defendants. It continues against nine other individuals named in the compla
Tarrant County dropped from lawsuit over Anthony Johnson Jr.’s death in custody
A federal judge dismissed the claims against Tarrant County and six of the named jailers, but nine defendants remain.
Lawsuit filed by Tarrant County inmate Anthony Johnson's family dismissed
A district court judge dismissed a lawsuit from the family of a man who died in the Tarrant County jail last year.
Federal judge dismisses Tarrant County from lawsuit in jail death of Anthony Johnson Jr.
This is not going to change nothing,” said Daryl Washington, the attorney for Johnson’s family. “It doesn’t change the fact that Anthony was killed. Not only killed, he was murdered.”
Tarrant County sheriff’s office reports year’s first in-custody jail death Saturday
The Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office has notified the public of the year’s first in-custody death at the county jail after an inmate reportedly died Saturday.
Federal judge dismisses Tarrant County from civil lawsuit over Anthony Johnson Jr.'s death in custody
TARRANT COUNTY, Texas — U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor on Friday dismissed claims against Tarrant County in a civil lawsuit filed by the family of Anthony Johnson Jr., who died in custody at the Tarrant County Jail in April 2024, according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
Tarrant County inmate dies after attempted suicide
The Tarrant County Sheriff's Office says an inmate died after an attempted suicide over the weekend. According to the sheriff ...
Man dies after suicide attempt at Tarrant County Jail, sheriff’s office says
The 36-year-old man had been screened multiple times and showed no warning signs of suicidal behavior, officials said.
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Texas comptroller bestows Tarrant County with high-level transparency award
Tarrant County became the first county in the state to earn stars in all six transparency areas from the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.
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, ...
Families, activists ask state to deem Tarrant County out of compliance for jail deaths
It appears to be we’ve got problems there,” says the brother of a man who died in sheriff’s office custody in December.
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Inmate dies after suicide attempt at Tarrant County Jail
A 36-year-old inmate at the Tarrant County Jail died at John Peter Smith Hospital following complications from an attempted ...
Former Texas, DeSoto football player Johntay Cook II arrested in Tarrant County
FORT WORTH – Former Texas Longhorns wide receiver Johntay Cook II is in the Tarrant County jail after being arrested Tuesday ...
Leader of Texas white supremacist gang, convicted in Tarrant County, dies in state prison
James Lemarc Byrd, a leader of the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas, was found guilty of orchestrating a kidnapping. He soaked a ...