Tarrant County is considering hiring an outside attorney to help them with the case of a man's death behind bars and some neighbors and commissioners oppose it.
Will Tarrant County spend more money to fight a lawsuit over a jail death? That's what some neighbors, and a commissioner, are worried about.
The item was pulled from Tuesday's commissioner's court agenda but Commissioner Alisa Simmons, who expects it to return to the agenda in the future, voiced her opposition to it, along with some neighbors. “It’s time right now to negotiate a settlement with Anthony Johnson, Jr.'s family," said neighbor Julie Griffin during public comment. “Do not load up the taxpayers with hundreds of thousands of dollars in attorney’s fees, on top of what will inevitably be rewarded to the family as a settlement.”According to the agenda document, the contract amount would not exceed $100,000 but Simmons worries the DA's office would come back for more authorization.
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