Texas DPS announced the arrest of two corrections officers indicted in connection to the death of 31-year-old Marine veteran and inmate Anthony Johnson.
Rafael Moreno and Joel Garcia were indicted for murder by a Tarrant County Grand Jury last week.Texas DPS says Rafael Moreno turned himself in to the Tarrant County Sheriff's Office on Saturday. Garcia turned himself in to the Parker County Sheriff's Office on Friday.Both posted bond and were released."As promised, the Texas Department of Public Safety, Ranger Division, conducted a thorough, impartial, and meticulous investigation of the death of Anthony Johnson.
The indictment came after Tarrant County Medical Examiner's Office ruled that Johnson's death was a homicide, listing mechanical and chemical asphyxia as his cause of death.Video of the confrontation on April 21 shows Johnson involved in a struggle during a routine check of his cell for contraband.During the struggle, Moreno kept his knee on Johnson's back and shoulders for more than a minute after Johnson had been restrained.Lt.
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