Dallas County Jail inmate Willie Florence Love, Jr. was incarcerated for less than two months when he died of unknown causes on February 22, 2023. The Texas Rangers investigate all custodial deaths in Texas. The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) inspected the Dallas, Texas, jail after his death.

Mentally Ill Patient Dies on 2^nd Day in Tarrant County Jail

Javonte Lakendrick Myers was only 28 years old when he was incarcerated. He only lived for two days after being placed in Tarrant County Jail. Mr. Myers died on June 19, 2020. During the intake screening process, he was identified as exhibiting mental and medical health problems.

In this day and age, when mentally ill people are having a psychotic episode or causing an annoyance, oftentimes they are arrested. Mr. Myers was arrested for criminal trespass, but no charges were filed against him at the time of his death.

All we know about the death of Mr. Myers is what written about how his death occurred, which is recorded in the custodial death report (CDR). We know that at 4:28 PM, he was discovered unresponsive in the single occupancy cell where he was housed. A code was called, and an AED was placed on him, which is an automated external defibrillator. No shocks were advised nor administered before he was declared deceased in his cell at 4:50 PM.

Learn more in Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4 of this series.

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