Tarrant County Jail inmate dies of medical emergency related to COVID-19, officials say
This is the third COVID-19-related death in the past two months at the Tarrant County Jail. The Texas Rangers investigate in-custody deaths.
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Author: Eline de Bruijn
Updated: 2:22 PM CST December 22, 2020
A 34-year-old inmate died after a medical emergency related to COVID-19 Saturday in Tarrant County.
The man was booked into the Tarrant County Jail on Sept. 9 in connection with assault family violence/strangulation, officials with the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office said.
He died at John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth. His name has not been released.