Trelynn Dmaun Wormley Dies After Incarceration in Tarrant County Jail

The Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office, in Fort Worth, Texas, filed yet another custodial death report regarding the death of one of its inmates. The Tarrant County jail has of late had far too many inmates dying in its custody. The latest report regarding the death of Trelynn Dmaun Wormley was filed in August 20, 2022. Mr. Wormley was only 23 years old at the time of his death. We provide in this post information we obtained from that report, and we make no allegation of any wrongdoing against anyone.

The summary portion of the reports reads in its entirety:

“Custodial death of Trelynn Dmaun Wormley (B/M 01-11-1999 TX SID #16779442 TCSO CID #0900028 TX ID #37571534) on July 20, 2022. Wormley was booked into the Tarrant County Jail on January 25, 2022, for Theft $100- $750 X2, Fail to ID Fictitious Info, Fraud Use of ID Info, Harassment of Pub Servant, Aggravated Robbery, and Unlawful Carrying a Weapon. The charges originated with the Fort Worth, Arlington, and Mansfield Police Departments. Wormley was house at the Tarrant County Jail Greenbay Facility in cell 40-F-01. An Inmate Medical Emergency Code was called for Wormley at 2:52 pm when fellow inmates reported to the detention officers that Wormley was in his bunk and appeared to be having difficulty breathing. The Code was changed to a Dr. Heart (Cardiac Emergency) at 2:53 pm. John Peter Smith Hospital (JPSH) Medical staff assigned to the jail responded to the incident, as did the Fort Worth Fire Department and Medstar Ambulance Service. Wormley was transported to JPSH by Medstar at 3:29 pm. Dr. Chabanon Hicks pronounced Wormley deceased at 3:55 pm on July 20, 2022, at JPSH. Detective Pantlitz is the primary investigator for TCSO, Service number 2022-10264. The Tarrant County Medical Examiner was contacted and will be conducting an autopsy, case number 22-13277. The case will reviewed by the Fort Worth Major Case Unit headed by Sgt. J. Phillips.”

The report also indicates that Mr. Wormley experienced mental health problems. Our Texas jail injury and neglect law firm sees far too many inmates across our state, who are incarcerated for alleged crimes, but who instead should likely be held in a mental health facility. We do not have specifics regarding Mr. Wormley’s mental health situation. However, the United States Constitution requires Texas counties to protect inmates in their care. This requirement includes the right of the inmate to receive reasonable medical and mental health care. It also includes the right to be protected from suicidal and/or other self-harm tendencies. If a person dies as a result of violation of constitutional rights, then certain surviving family members may be able to bring a lawsuit.

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.