Family Demands Justice and Systemic Change Following Indictment of Tarrant County Jailers for Inmate’s Murder
Fort Worth, TX — The death of Anthony Johnson Jr. in Tarrant County Jail has stirred a wave of public anger and grief, leading to the murder indictments of two jail officials. Johnson’s death, which was ruled a homicide by the county medical examiner, occurred under contentious circumstances involving physical restraint techniques employed by jail staff. Johnson, a detainee, lost his life on April 21 during an incident in which a detention officer was recorded …