Death by Cop- 2024
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Anthony Ray Johnson Jr.
Case # :1083
Gender : Male
Age : 31
Race : Black
Date : 04/21/2024
Location : Tarrant County Jail
City : Fort Worth
County : Tarrant
State : Texas
Agency : Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Asphyxiation
Event : Died after police assault in jail
Open records summary :
Anthony Ray Johnson Jr., a Marine veteran, was experiencing a mental health crisis and had tried to get medical help. Instead, Tarrant County deputies arrived and took him to jail where he was beaten and had officers kneel on his back. He was heard gasping “I can’t breathe” and died from the physical abuse in jail. Judge Alisa Simmons accused the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office of covering up the death in custody.
Source links :
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/tarrant-county-judge-jailers-conduct-224905932.html
Jail Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vj-iSJ-AzH0
