Tarrant County, Anthony Johnson

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.
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, 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 struggle with detention officers outside of his cell.
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 Saturday. The inmate, whose identity has yet to be reported publicly by the county medical examiner’s office, died at John Peter Smith Hospital two days after attempting suicide, according to a news release.
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.
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.
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.”
Man dies in Tarrant County Jail — the first this year — after attempted suicide
A 36-year-old man died in the Tarrant County Jail Saturday following complications from an attempted suicide. He was the first person to die in the jail this year.
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's office, the 36-year-old was booked into the jail on Feb. 4 and died at John Peter Smith Hospital on Feb. 8 "following 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.
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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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 ...