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On Monday, March 19, 2018, at about 2:20 a.m., 31-year-old Wesley Wayne Pebworth was arrested and booked into Seminole County Jail in Wewoka, Oklahoma. The next morning at 6:30 a.m.,…
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On Sunday night, March 18, 2018, in Lancaster, Texas, a motorist who officers attempted to pull over for a traffic stop instead drove toward officers in reverse and then forward…
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A federal lawsuit against a sheriff in Louisiana regarding the death of Victor White III ended with an undisclosed tentative settlement agreement in mid-March 2018. White died in the backseat…
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In northwest Harris County, Texas, a deputy-involved shooting left one person dead and another injured on Friday, March 16, 2018. At about 5:28 a.m., deputies with the Harris County Sheriff’s…
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The custodial death of 19-year-old Jafar Albumohammed is currently being investigated by the Oklahoma Bureau of Investigation. Albumohammed died while incarcerated at Woodward County Jail in Woodward, Oklahoma, on March…
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In March 2018, Tulsa County, Oklahoma officials agreed to pay $6 million to the estate of Eric Harris, an African American. A Caucasian reserve deputy with the Tulsa County Sheriff’s…
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A payout of $7 million was approved by the Board of Supervisors in Maricopa County in Arizona for payment to the family of a prisoner who died days after an…
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In Denver, Colorado, on March 7, 2018, a federal jury reached a verdict in a case alleging sadistic and malicious treatment by a prison guard. The accuser in the case…
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In Tarrant County, Texas, a State District Judge allegedly instructed a bailiff to punish an allegedly obstinate defendant using electric shocks on three separate occasions. The alleged offender was convicted,…
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News media have reported regarding the death of Darion Baker, occurring at the hands of one or more Stratford, Texas police officers, that police officers apparently shot at the vehicle…
Read More In March 7, 2018, news out of Tulsa, Oklahoma, a former prisoner at the Tulsa County Jail in Tulsa has filed a civil lawsuit and made a shocking claim. Zachary…
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Twenty-seven-year-old Daniel Carrillo died on March 5, 2018, after three weeks of incarceration at Nueces County Jail in Corpus Christi, Texas. New details have emerged about events preceding his death.…
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At approximately 4:33 a.m. on Wednesday, March 7, 2018, in Austin, Texas, a 46-year-old man who approached police officers with a pickax was allegedly shot and killed. The alleged deadly…
Read More Police officers in Texas cannot use excessive force with people with whom they come in contact. “Excessive force” is analyzed under the determination whether force used by a police officer…
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Robert Smith, age 43, was allegedly shot in his side by a sniper with the McLennan County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) on March 6, 2018. Smith’s children had just been removed…
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A federal wrongful death lawsuit was filed against CoreCivic, Inc. on March 5, 2018, in connection with the August 2016 death of Alfredo D. McCowan while he was incarcerated at…
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Daniel Carrillo, age 27, was booked into Nueces County Jail in Corpus Christi, Texas, on February 12, 2018. While still incarcerated, Carrillo died exactly three weeks later, on March 5,…
Read More Juan Raul Garcia, Jr. passed away while in the custody of the Garza County Sheriff’s Office on February 9, 2018. Information in this post was obtained from a custodial death…
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The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) oversees county jails and other prisoner facilities in Texas. The laws guiding county jails are found in the Texas Administrative Code. The guidelines…
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Jillian and Andrew Beck called the Las Cruces, New Mexico, Police Department late one night to report that a neighbor was causing a disturbance, reportedly throwing rocks and blowing an…
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