George Zink
George William Zink, 57, died on February 15, 2023, while held at the Tarrant County Jail in Texas. The Tarrant County Sheriff's Office said he had declined two consecutive meals and was being evaluated by medical personnel when he had a medical emergency at about 8:30 p.m. He was taken to John Peter Smith Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 9:18 p.m. Texas Commission on Jail Standards records list his cause of death as unknown.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. The Tarrant County Sheriff's Office said George Zink refused meals and was being evaluated by medical personnel when he had a medical emergency, and state jail standards records list his cause of death as unknown.
Reported by: Tarrant County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him); Texas Commission on Jail Standards.