Judge dismisses Tarrant County from lawsuit filed by family of Anthony Johnson Jr., who died in Tarrant County Jail; criminal case continues
U.S. District Court Judge Reed O'Connor dismissed the lawsuit against Tarrant County and six individual defendants. It ...
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Tarrant County dropped from lawsuit over Anthony Johnson Jr.’s death in custody
A federal judge dismissed the claims against Tarrant County and six of the named jailers, but nine defendants remain.
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Federal judge dismisses Tarrant County from lawsuit in jail death of Anthony Johnson Jr.
A U.S. district judge dismissed the claims against Tarrant County in the civil case brought by the family of Anthony Johnson Jr., who was killed at the county jail in April, according to the ...
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Tarrant County approves another $20,000 to defend jailer in Anthony Johnson Jr. wrongful death suit
Johnson died in Tarrant County Jail custody, and his death was ruled a homicide. Two jailers were charged with murder and 15 ...
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Tarrant County, six others dismissed from in-custody death civil suit
Anthony Johnson Jr died while in custody in April 2024 after a struggle with detention officers outside of his cell. Surveillance video from the jail showed an officer placing his knee on Johnson ...