Two Tarrant County jailers have been fired, again, for their roles in the in-custody death of Anthony Johnson Jr.
The two jailers were fired in May and then reinstated and suspended a week later to ensure proper procedures were followed.
Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn refired two jailers for their involvement in the April 21 in-custody death of Anthony Johnson Jr. “The wheels of justice continue to turn in this case,” Sheriff Bill Waybourn said in a statement about the indictment. “I said from the beginning that we hold accountable anyone responsible for Mr. Johnson’s death, and we are doing that.
Johnson, a Marine Corps veteran who was reportedly diagnosed with schizophrenia, died April 21 after he had been in the jail for two days. The sheriff’s office originally said hewhich resulted from a fight and the use of pepper spray after he refused to exit his cell for a search.a week later. At the time, Garcia’s attorney said they were reinstated to ensure proper civil service procedures were followed.
Johnson is one of at least 64 people who have died in the Tarrant County jail since 2017, which has spurred widespread scrutiny. Over three-fourths of the deaths were related to medical conditions or COVID-19, according to a sheriff’s office spokesperson., Breaking News Reporter. Julia is a breaking news reporter with the Dallas Morning News. She is a Louisiana native and a graduate of the University of Mississippi where she studied journalism and public policy.
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