Derick Wynn
Family photos show Derick Wynn with relatives, and his obituary remembered his huge smile and laugh; his brother Louis Scott described him as truly loved. He was held at the Tarrant County Jail in Texas in April 2019, and the Fort Worth Report reported that jailers pepper-sprayed him during a struggle. After a court appearance, a jailer knelt on his upper back while removing restraints in his cell, and he became unresponsive and was taken to John Peter Smith Hospital, where he died the next morning. The Tarrant County Medical Examiner's Office attributed his death to mixed methamphetamine and cocaine intoxication, while the sheriff's office denies any wrongdoing.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose (disputed). The medical examiner attributed the death to mixed methamphetamine and cocaine intoxication, while an account describes jailers pepper spraying him and kneeling on his back, and the sheriff's office denies any wrongdoing.
Reported by: Tarrant County Medical Examiner's Office (medical examiner or coroner); Tarrant County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him).