David M. Farley
David M. Farley, 62, was found hanging in his cell at the Tarrant City Jail on the night of August 1, 2018, and was pronounced dead at UAB Hospital. Police said a dispatcher saw him trying to take his own life on surveillance monitors. His daughter, Sonya Lynn Farley, brought a federal lawsuit as administrator of his estate, through attorney Joshua J. Wright, saying he was known to police to have mental illness and depression. The lawsuit says police failed to assess his mental condition and failed to monitor his cell video.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide (disputed; neglect alleged). Police say jailers and medics responded after a dispatcher saw him trying to take his own life on surveillance monitors, but his family, through attorney Joshua J. Wright in a federal lawsuit, alleges police failed to assess his mental condition and failed to monitor his cell video.
Reported by: Tarrant City Police Department (the agency that held him); family, through attorney Joshua J. Wright in a federal lawsuit (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: His family sued the city of Tarrant in federal court over his death at the Tarrant City Jail, alleging police failed to assess his mental condition and failed to monitor his cell video, and the case is pending with no settlement or award reported.