Bryan Johnson
Bryan Johnson, 34, died on October 1, 2022, while held at the Harris County Jail in Houston, Texas. His mother says he loved his family and never had the chance to have children or get married, and that he had complained of shortness of breath for weeks before he died. She says guards did not get him the help or hospital care he asked for, while the Harris County Sheriff's Office said his requests for medical services had been resolved. The Sheriff's Office initially said he complained of chest pain and collapsed before being taken to Ben Taub Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, and his mother says the official cause was IgG4, a treatable inflammatory disease.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (disputed; neglect alleged). His mother says guards did not get him the help or hospital care he asked for and that the cause was IgG4, a treatable inflammatory disease, while the Sheriff's Office says his medical requests had been resolved and reports that he complained of chest pain and collapsed.
Reported by: Harris County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him); Amanda Harris, his mother (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: His mother filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Harris County Sheriff's Office over his death in the Harris County Jail.
News reports (5)
- Mother of man killed in Harris County jail files wrongful death lawsuit against sheriff's office
- 2 people die at Harris County Jail, marking highest number of deaths in the past decade
- Harris County Jail detention officer beats man and puts him in coma, family alleges
- Custodial death report 22-1342-CJ
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