Man Dies After Being Arrested by Dallas Police Department

The Dallas Police Department filed a custodial death report with the Attorney General of Texas regarding the death of John O. Newton.  Information in this post was obtained from that report.  We make no allegation of any wrongdoing against anyone, but we are instead simply providing information.

On March 8, 2018, Dallas Police officers answered a call regarding a man standing in the middle of a street.  When officers arrived, they physically restrained Mr. Newton.  They called for assistance and ultimately placed Mr. Newton into custody.  At some point after being placed into a squad car, Mr. Newton became unresponsive.  He was taken to an area hospital and passed away nearly a month later.  The report indicates that officers did not use any electronic weapon, and that Mr. Newton did not appear to have any injuries as a result of the arrest.

Written By: Dean Malone

Dean Malone

Dean Malone is the founder of Law Offices of Dean Malone, P.C., a jail neglect civil rights law firm. Mr. Malone earned his bachelor's degree at the University of Texas at Dallas, graduating summa cum laude with a 4.0 GPA, and from Baylor University School of Law with a general civil litigation concentration. Mr. Malone served in several staff positions for the Baylor Law Review, including executive editor. Mr. Malone is an experienced trial lawyer, trying a number of cases to jury verdict and also handling arbitrations through final hearing. He heads the jail neglect section of his law firm, in which lawyers litigate cases involving serious injury and death resulting from jail neglect and abuse. Lawyers frequently refer cases to Mr. Malone due to his focus on this very complicated civil rights practice area.