Tarrant County Sheriff addresses in-custody death, asks for patience as investigations unfold
Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn addresses the in-custody death of Marine veteran Anthony Johnson on Thursday. Johnson, who died after being pepper sprayed during a confrontation with officers in his cell on April 21, is the second inmate to die at the jail in less than a week, and the fifth inmate to die this year. The sheriff has asked for patience as the investigation into the death is conducted and said there need to be changes made concerning how people in need of mental health treatment receive care.