Family members of a man who died after a struggle at the Tarrant County Jail will speak publicly Tuesday for the first time since two jailers involved in the incident were arrested.
Tarrant County corrections officers Rafael Moreno and Joel Garcia were indicted for the murder of 31-year-old Anthony Johnson.Both jailers turned themselves in to law enforcement and have since been released on bond.On April 21, Johnson was involved in a struggle at the jail during a routine contraband check. During the struggle, Moreno kept his knee on Johnson's back and shoulders for more than a minute after Johnson had been restrained.Lt.
Johnson, a 31-year-old Marine veteran who battled mental illness, was in jail after being arrested in Saginaw for behaving erratically with a knife at an intersection.Moreno and Garcia were fired after the incident but were then reinstated due to improper protocol with their terminations.Both Moreno and Garcia will remain on administrative leave while the investigation continues, according to Sheriff Waybourn.
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