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Collin County sheriff offers jail reforms after Marvin Scott III s death in custody

Collin County sheriff offers jail reforms after Marvin Scott III’s death in custody Collin County sheriff offers jail reforms after Marvin Scott III’s death in custody The news followed a grand jury’s decision last week not to indict eight jailers on charges related to his death after he was restrained and pepper-sprayed. Collin County Sheriff Jim Skinner speaks at a press conference held at the Collin County Sheriff’s office in McKinney on Friday, March 19, 2021. (Stewart F. House/Special Contributor)(Stewart F. House) 12:50 PM on Jun 29, 2021 CDT Updated at 5:25 PM on Jun 29, 2021 CDT Spurred by a grand jury’s recommendation, the Collin County Sheriff’s Office has released a list of changes aimed at improving how it handles mentally ill and intellectually disabled people.

Dozens Sound Off About Collin County In-Custody Death as Investigation Continues

“Law and order must be maintained here in Collin County and our county certainly must not be the anarchist center like Seattle and Portland,” one woman said. Scott became unresponsive in the Collin County jail on March 14 after officials say jailers pepper-sprayed him, covered his face with a spit hood and tried strapping him to a restraint bed. Two weeks later, Sheriff Jim Skinner fired seven detention officers though one was reinstated after an appeal. In late April, Scott s death was ruled a homicide and his family was allowed to view video of his final hours alive. “What we seen today was horrific, inhumane,” said Scott’s mother LaSandra Scott.

Marvin Scott III s Death In Texas Prison Ruled A Homicide

Marvin Scott III a homicide on Wednesday (April 28). Collin County Medical Examiner Dr. William Rohr said Scott died as a result of “fatal acute stress response in an individual with previously diagnosed schizophrenia during restraint struggle with law enforcement,” according to a news release reported by Scott, 26, died in March after he was restrained to a bed, pepper-sprayed, and had a spit hood placed over his face at the Collin County Detention Facility.  Jim Skinner said Scott had been arrested for possession of less than two ounces of marijuana at a news conference last month.  Scott’s family reportedly saw the video of their loved one’s death on Wednesday (April 28) and are calling for the officers involved to be arrested. 

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