Fort Worth Star-Telegram: Tarrant DA asks family of woman who died in county jail to withdraw request for autopsy
September 9, 2024
The Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney’s Office asked the family of Chasity Bonner who died in custody of Tarrant county jail on May 27 of this year, to withdraw a…
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Tarrant County
The Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney’s Office asked the family of Chasity Bonner who died in custody of Tarrant county jail on May 27 of this year, to withdraw a request for her autopsy report, citing an ongoing criminal investigation, according to an email shared with the Star-Telegram.
Stalling is “the name of the game” when law enforcement agencies do not want to release information in cases like this, according to Krishnaveni Gundu, executive director of Texas Jail Project.
Full Article at Fort Worth Star-TelegramAgencies usually hope to wait out the two-year statute of limitations on filing a lawsuit in an in-custody death case.