Tarrant County recently hired a new chief to oversee the jail system.Shannon Herklotzpreviously worked for the Dallas County Sheriff's Office and the Texas Commission on Jail Standards. The former head of the Tarrant County Jail retired last May after a series of inmate deaths, includingAnth...
a marine veteran, waskilled during an altercationinside the Tarrant County Jail in April 2024. He was 31.Court records show the case against Tarrant County and some of the named defendants was dismissed on Feb. 7.The 62-page lawsuit alleged...
With multiple DWI convictions, charges escalate, potentially reaching felony status with harsher penalties, extended jail time, and permanent revocation of driving privileges. Severe offenses can impact employment, as many employers review criminal records and insurance rates, often resulting in higher pre...
How does the bail bond process work? When a person is taken into custody, he or she, as determined by the court jurisdiction in which an individual is detained, may be permitted to be released on bail. A bail bond can be posted immediately following booking and processing procedures by the...
A North Texas man is in jail after being accused of kidnapping his one-year-old son, assaulting another person with a baseball bat, and trying to kidnap the mother of his child, deputies with the Tarrant County Sheriff's Office say. April 30, 2025 11:31am CDT video Texas bill tries to...
A U.S. district judge dismissed a civil lawsuit filed by family members of a Marine veteran killed inside the Tarrant County Jail. A criminal case against two of the jailors continues.
NORTH TEXAS —Cory Session is not biting his tongue about the investigation intoAnthony Johnson Jr.'sin-custody death at the Tarrant County Jail. "It was absolutely atrocious, unacceptable," Session said. "Every person who was involved in that should have been suspended, if not ...
2 arrested during protest over jail deaths at Tarrant County Commissioners Court Tensions over jail deaths escalated during a Tarrant County Commissioners meeting on Tuesday, leading to the detention of three people following multiple disruptions and confrontations....