Sheriff Bill Waybourn, of Tarrant County, Texas, said Thursday that two jailers fired last week after the in-custody death of Anthony Johnson, Jr. have been…
Waybourn said the terminations of Officer Rafael Moreno and Lt. Joe Garcia were withdrawn after he was advised to do so by attorneys with the Civil Division of the Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office."In my opinion, the IAD investigation had reached a point that would allow for termination.
Waybourn said officers used pepper spray before Johnson was taken to the ground and restrained and that a jailer put his knee into Johnson's back to hold him until they could put on leg restraints. The sheriff said detention officers are allowed to put their knee into the back of a person until restraints are in place, but that they are then expected to immediately put the restrained person into a recovery position. Waybourn said once they realized Johnson was unresponsive he should have been put into recovery, which didn't happen, and that the medical team that was downstairs should have been immediately brought upstairs to him rather than waiting to move him downstairs to them.
Waybourn said both employees will remain on administrative leave and the investigation into the in-custody death will continue.The Texas Rangers, a part of the Texas Department of Public Safety, are independently investigating Johnson's death. On Thursday, Texas DPS Regional Director Jeremy Sherrod said the Texas Rangers' investigation is ongoing and asked for continued patience.
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