Tarrant County Jail inmate 'with past medical issues’ dies at JPS hospital
FORT WORTH, Texas - An inmate at the Tarrant County jail died Friday after being taken to the hospital.
The Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office says a 68-year-old inmate died at JPS Hospital. They said he had a history of medical issues and had to be taken to the hospital several times in the past.
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The sheriff’s office says the unnamed inmate was arrested by Fort Worth police back in February. He was charged with felony harassment of a public servant.
The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office will release the inmate’s name and cause of death at a later date.
This is the 7th reported ‘in-custody’ death at the Tarrant County Jail.
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