Attorney for Tarrant County jailer charged with murder speaks out
"Joel [Garcia] is heartbroken about the tragic accidental death of Mr. Johnson at the jail in April," the statement reads.
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"Joel [Garcia] is heartbroken about the tragic accidental death of Mr. Johnson at the jail in April," the statement reads.
Two corrections officers face murder charges in the case.
Johnson died in April after a confrontation with officers at the Tarrant County Jail.
On June 26, a Tarrant County grand jury declined to indict Kami Ludwig on the murder charge in connection to the overdose death of William Shane Nolen.
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"I've been doing this as an officer for 23 years now and I have never seen anything like this ... It's very disturbing," said Chris Powell of Arlington police.
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Anthony Johnson Jr.'s mother, sisters speak out for the first time since the medical examiner ruled his death a homicide.
The death of Tarrant County inmate Anthony Johnson has been ruled a homicide by the county. The county has released video showing a jailer placing his knee on Johnson's back.
Attorney Daryl Washington said making the phone call to Anthony Johnson Jr's family after getting an autopsy report from the Tarrant County Medical Examiner was difficult even though they suspected his death was a homicide.
The inmate, a 31-year-old former Marine, died in April after a confrontation with corrections officers.
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The demand comes one day after the county's jail chief retired amid controversy. Three inmates have died while in custody at Tarrant County Jail since April.
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The inmate was pronounced dead Monday after being taken to John Peter Smith Hospital, according to a Tarrant County Sheriff's Office news release.
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It's a death the sheriff says should have never happened.
A memorial service will take place Friday for Anthony Johnson Jr., who died in custody at the Tarrant County jail.
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An attorney for the convicted founder of Gateway Church said he faced a medical incident that caused him to hit a car door and then the concrete floor of his garage.
The shooting unfolded along Sloop Street, Fort Worth Police said.
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LeJames Norman, 40, was sentenced to death in the 2005 fatal shootings of Samuel Roberts, 24, Tiffani Peacock, 18, and Celso Lopez, 38.
An attorney for the convicted founder of Gateway Church said he faced a medical incident that caused him to hit a car door and then the concrete floor of his garage.
The shooting unfolded along Sloop Street, Fort Worth Police said.
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