Former Tarrant County jailer must pay $250,000 in restitution for lying about cell check
Erik Gay pleaded guilty to lying about checking on Javonte Myers, a prisoner who died of a seizure disorder in his cell in 2020.
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Erik Gay pleaded guilty to lying about checking on Javonte Myers, a prisoner who died of a seizure disorder in his cell in 2020.
Tarrant County Commissioners voted unanimously to settle the lawsuit from the family of infant Zenorah Congious and award her family $1.2 million.
The jail’s annual mortality rate exceeded the national average in each of the last four years – though there’s been a steady decline since the pandemic.
Anthony Johnson Jr. died in jail custody last month, after a jailer kneeled on his back. His cause of death has not yet been released.
The recent death of an inmate at the Tarrant County jail has county commissioners taking a closer look at its policies and procedures-- more than 60 deaths over...