Second Jailer in Our Firm’s Tarrant County Case Resolves Criminal Charges

A second former Tarrant County jailer has been sentenced to probation and ordered to pay $250,000 in restitution after admitting to falsifying cell checks in the 2020 death of Javonte Myers, who died from a seizure disorder while in custody. Civil rights attorney Dean Malone, who represented Myers’ mother in her federal lawsuit, noted that criminal prosecutions of jailers are rare but necessary to highlight accountability within Texas jail systems.

While the county settled the Myers case in 2023 for $1 million, Malone emphasized that systemic change requires leadership accountability, not just the punishment of low-level employees. He continues to represent families in multiple Tarrant County jail death cases, including that of Georgia Kay Baldwin, underscoring ongoing concerns about neglect, understaffing, and inadequate mental health care in county jails.

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