Sheriff Gonzalez Fires 11 Employees Tied To Inmate's Death
Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez has fired 11 of his employees and suspended six others due to “serious policy violations” they had committed in connection with the death of 23-year-old inmate Jaquaree Simmons in February, which was ruled a homicide by the county’s Institute of Forensic Sciences earlier this month. The county found that Simmons — who was jailed on the charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm on February 10 — died due to blunt force trauma to his head and internal bleeding in his head. Gonzalez’s announcement came after an internal investigation involvin...