Community members called for the prosecution of two fired Tarrant County correction officers in connection to the in-custody death of Anthony Johnson.
Community members called for the prosecution of two fired Tarrant County correction officers on Friday morning.The news conference was held a day after the release of video of the incident leading up to the death of Anthony Johnson at the Tarrant County Jail.The Tarrant County Sheriff's Office announced it had fired two corrections officers for their conduct during the incident on April 21.
"If you're arresting someone, you're fighting them. It's okay to put a knee in a back until you get them restrained," said Sheriff Bill Waybourn on Thursday. "What you do after that is immediately put them in the recovery position. Immediately. That didn't happen."The video cut off after Johnson became unresponsive.The community members called for the release of the full video.
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