Chasity Bonner
Chasity Bonner, 35, died on May 27, 2024 while held at the Tarrant County Jail in Fort Worth, Texas. The Tarrant County Sheriff's Office said she was found unresponsive in her cell, that jail staff gave her Narcan after she was found unresponsive a second time, and that she was taken to a Fort Worth hospital, where she was pronounced dead. Her mother, LaMonica Bratton, has sued the county and ten jailers, alleging they refused her proper medical care and did not examine her until the day she died, and says three minutes of security footage before her death were redacted. The medical examiner attributed her death to atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, which her mother disputes, saying she had no heart problems; the sheriff's office declined to comment.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (disputed; neglect alleged). The Tarrant County Medical Examiner's Office attributed the death to atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, which her mother disputes in a federal lawsuit alleging the jailers refused her proper medical care and did not examine her until the day she died.
Reported by: Tarrant County Medical Examiner's Office (medical examiner or coroner); LaMonica Bratton, her mother, and their federal lawsuit (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: Her mother, LaMonica Bratton, filed a federal lawsuit against Tarrant County and ten jailers alleging medical neglect, and no amount has been reported.
News reports (6)
- Woman dies in Tarrant County Jail custody, officials say
- TARCO jail chief retires after 6th inmate death - FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth
- Custodial death report 24-925-CJ
- 64 Deaths Inside A Texas Jail Are Increasing Scrutiny Of A Right-Wing Sheriff
- Amid scrutiny of Tarrant County Jail deaths, internal records reveal scrapped policy recommendations
- Mother of woman who died in Tarrant Jail files lawsuit against the county