Jury sentences man who killed 3 people, burned bodies in dumpster to death
FORT WORTH, Texas — A jury determined a man convicted of killing and dismembering three people whose bodies were found ...
Tarrant County agrees to pay $775,000 settlement to the family of a disabled woman injured in jail
The family filed a lawsuit in April arguing the Tarrant County Jail violated Kelly Masten's rights after she spent 10 days in ...
Tarrant County OKs another $800k in response to jail death and mistreatment lawsuits
With 15 outside lawyers and the firm to represent the county, the commissioners have approved up to $550,000 on legal fees ...
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Tarrant County agrees to fund Jail Diversion Center through September as pandemic funding dwindles
Tarrant County will put $4.5 million towards keeping the Mental Health Jail Diversion Center open. The center is an ...
Tarrant commissioners to request state Legislature fund mental health facility in county
County judge Tim O’Hare listens to public comment during an Elections Commission meeting on Tuesday, April 25, 2023, at the ...
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With a $775,000 settlement pending, the bill for Tarrant County Jail lawsuits keeps rising
A woman with intellectual disabilities and a severe seizure disorder was so neglected in the Tarrant County Jail she had to ...
What we know about Tarrant County jail deaths: Lawsuits pending as sheriff re-elected
Since Tarrant County sheriff Bill Waybourn took office in 2017, 65 people have died while in custody at the county’s jail.
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Tarrant County jury to decide on death penalty for convicted killer Jason Thornburg
Closing arguments begin on Wednesday morning in the punishment phase of convicted killer Jason Thornburg. Thornburg killed ...
WATCH: Jury to decide if cannibal serial killer who burned bodies in Fort Worth should die
Jurors will deliberate today to decide whether Jason Thornburg, who confessed to the murders of five people, should be put to death.
Who is Jason Thornburg? Texas cannibal serial killer may get the death penalty
A North Texas man who convicted of dismembering, murdering and burning bodie could be sentenced as soon as this week.
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Tarrant County jury convicts man in deaths, dismemberment of 3; rejects insanity plea
A capital murder conviction allows for two sentences: life in prison without parole or the death penalty, which Tarrant ...
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Democrat, Republican split open seats on Tarrant County Commissioners Court
two seats on the Tarrant County Commissioners Court were up for election on Tuesday. Brooks, a Democrat representing Precinct 1, has been a county commissioner for 20 years, while Fickes ...