/tags/anthony-johnson-jr Anthony Johnson Jr. en-US Copyright Mon, 21 Apr 2025 10:40:00 GMT /criminal-justice/2025-04-21/anthony-johnson-jr-tarrant-county-jail-one-year-later Johnson died after Tarrant County jailers pepper sprayed him, and one knelt on his back for more than a minute. The Tarrant County Medical Examiner's Office ruled Johnson's death a homicide by asphyxiation. Mon, 21 Apr 2025 10:40:00 GMT /criminal-justice/2025-04-21/anthony-johnson-jr-tarrant-county-jail-one-year-later Miranda Suarez /news/2025-04-15/father-of-anthony-johnson-jr-removed-from-tarrant-commissioners-court-while-addressing-ohare It's not the first time the family of Anthony Johnson Jr. has been removed from the court while making calls for accountability and justice for his death. Tue, 15 Apr 2025 19:50:39 GMT /news/2025-04-15/father-of-anthony-johnson-jr-removed-from-tarrant-commissioners-court-while-addressing-ohare James Hartley /criminal-justice/2025-02-21/anthony-johnson-jr-s-family-pushes-to-keep-tarrant-county-on-jail-death-lawsuit U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor dismissed claims against Tarrant County and six of the named jailers earlier this month, but the family want the county back on the suit. Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:34:43 GMT /criminal-justice/2025-02-21/anthony-johnson-jr-s-family-pushes-to-keep-tarrant-county-on-jail-death-lawsuit Megan Cardona /news/2025-02-10/tarrant-county-jail-anthony-johnson-jr-lawsuit A federal judge dismissed the claims against Tarrant County and six of the named jailers, but nine defendants remain. Mon, 10 Feb 2025 21:38:46 GMT /news/2025-02-10/tarrant-county-jail-anthony-johnson-jr-lawsuit Miranda Suarez /criminal-justice/2024-10-07/anthony-johnson-jr-lawsuit-tarrant-county-jail-death-15-jailers All 15 Tarrant County detention officers have been named in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of Anthony Johnson Jr., who died in Tarrant County Jail custody. Mon, 07 Oct 2024 18:50:51 GMT /criminal-justice/2024-10-07/anthony-johnson-jr-lawsuit-tarrant-county-jail-death-15-jailers Megan Cardona /criminal-justice/2024-10-01/tarrant-county-jail-deaths-chasity-bonner The mother of Chasity Bonner, who died in jail earlier this year, brought her daughter’s ashes to Commissioners Court on Tuesday. Tue, 01 Oct 2024 22:26:52 GMT /criminal-justice/2024-10-01/tarrant-county-jail-deaths-chasity-bonner Miranda Suarez /government/2024-09-11/tarrant-county-jail-deaths-doj-alisa-simmons-justice-department Commissioner Alisa Simmons is in Washington D.C., where she will speak with the U.S. Department of Justice about the Tarrant County Jail. There have been more than 65 deaths in the jail since Sheriff Bill Waybourn came into office. Wed, 11 Sep 2024 16:00:24 GMT /government/2024-09-11/tarrant-county-jail-deaths-doj-alisa-simmons-justice-department Megan Cardona /criminal-justice/2024-08-21/anthony-johnson-jr-death-pepper-spray-tarrant-county-commissioners Johnson's sisters called for the indictment of another jailer in their brother's death and for Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn to be disciplined. Wed, 21 Aug 2024 16:07:14 GMT /criminal-justice/2024-08-21/anthony-johnson-jr-death-pepper-spray-tarrant-county-commissioners Toluwani Osibamowo /criminal-justice/2024-08-12/anthony-johnson-jr-tarrant-county-jail-death-lawsuit-update The family of Anthony Johnson Jr., who died in Tarrant County Jail custody, initially listed up to ten detention officers as "John Doe" in the lawsuit. Mon, 12 Aug 2024 16:50:17 GMT /criminal-justice/2024-08-12/anthony-johnson-jr-tarrant-county-jail-death-lawsuit-update Megan Cardona /criminal-justice/2024-08-08/amid-scrutiny-of-tarrant-county-jail-deaths-internal-records-reveal-scrapped-policy A draft of general orders for the entire sheriff’s office, which includes new guidance for use of force and restraints, was written in 2021 but never put in place. Thu, 08 Aug 2024 19:00:51 GMT /criminal-justice/2024-08-08/amid-scrutiny-of-tarrant-county-jail-deaths-internal-records-reveal-scrapped-policy Megan Cardona, Emily Wolf | Fort Worth Report