/tags/bill-waybourn Bill Waybourn en-US Copyright Mon, 12 May 2025 14:22:52 GMT /news/2025-05-12/mercy-culture-church-breaks-ground-on-shelter-for-human-trafficking-victims-with-plans-for-more Instead of going home after a long night at a Dec. 10 Fort Worth City Council meeting that gave Mercy Culture Church the green light to build a shelter for human trafficking survivors, lead pastors Landon and Heather Schott went to church. Mon, 12 May 2025 14:22:52 GMT /news/2025-05-12/mercy-culture-church-breaks-ground-on-shelter-for-human-trafficking-victims-with-plans-for-more Marissa Greene | Fort Worth Report /criminal-justice/2025-03-24/tarrant-county-jail-death-investigations-mason-yancy Jail deaths were not independently investigated by Fort Worth police, records show. A potential loophole in Texas law made the scenario possible. Mon, 24 Mar 2025 09:00:00 GMT /criminal-justice/2025-03-24/tarrant-county-jail-death-investigations-mason-yancy Miranda Suarez, Emily Wolf | Fort Worth Report /news/2025-03-04/bill-waybourn-son-arrested-tarrant-county-sherriff-arlington-police William Waybourn, the son of Sheriff Bill Waybourn, was arrested Monday by Arlington Police and is facing three different charges. Tue, 04 Mar 2025 18:30:00 GMT /news/2025-03-04/bill-waybourn-son-arrested-tarrant-county-sherriff-arlington-police Penelope Rivera /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/2025-02-05/anthony-johnson-jr-tarrant-county-jail-death-lawsuit-update-phylicia-hollie Johnson died in Tarrant County Jail custody, and his death was ruled a homicide. Two jailers were charged with murder and 15 were included in a lawsuit filed by his family. Wed, 05 Feb 2025 16:52:22 GMT /criminal-justice/2025-02-05/anthony-johnson-jr-tarrant-county-jail-death-lawsuit-update-phylicia-hollie Penelope Rivera /news/2025-01-14/two-people-sent-to-jail-at-contentious-tarrant-county-commissioners-court-meeting Law enforcement handcuffed one man on the ground and dragged him out of the meeting room. They slammed another man against a wall. Tue, 14 Jan 2025 23:13:04 GMT /news/2025-01-14/two-people-sent-to-jail-at-contentious-tarrant-county-commissioners-court-meeting Miranda Suarez /criminal-justice/2025-01-06/tarrant-county-jail-death-protest-mason-yancy-sheriff-bill-waybourn Almost 70 people have died in Tarrant County custody since 2017. They were remembered at a protest Friday evening. Mon, 06 Jan 2025 11:00:00 GMT /criminal-justice/2025-01-06/tarrant-county-jail-death-protest-mason-yancy-sheriff-bill-waybourn Miranda Suarez /elections-2024/2024-11-06/tarrant-county-sheriff-election-results Democrat Patrick Moses challenged incumbent Republican Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn for the county's top law enforcement position. Wed, 06 Nov 2024 06:24:32 GMT /elections-2024/2024-11-06/tarrant-county-sheriff-election-results Miranda Suarez /2023-texas-elections/2024-11-05/tarrant-voters-will-choose-between-incumbent-sheriff-democratic-challenger The race comes as Republican Bill Waybourn faces renewed scrutiny over jail deaths during his tenure. Tue, 05 Nov 2024 17:13:37 GMT /2023-texas-elections/2024-11-05/tarrant-voters-will-choose-between-incumbent-sheriff-democratic-challenger Emily Wolf | Fort Worth Report /elections-2024/2024-10-21/tarrant-jail-deaths-dominate-race-between-incumbent-sheriff-democratic-candidate Republican Bill Waybourn remains a fundraising heavyweight amid scrutiny of the jail. Democrat Patrick Moses is optimistic he can ride a blue wave to unseat the incumbent. Mon, 21 Oct 2024 09:00:00 GMT /elections-2024/2024-10-21/tarrant-jail-deaths-dominate-race-between-incumbent-sheriff-democratic-candidate Miranda Suarez, Emily Wolf | Fort Worth Report