Jamie Perry
Jamie Perry, 49, was held at the Shelby County Jail in Texas in July 2026 after what his family described as a mental health episode, and he was found dead there the following day. His family says they repeatedly asked that he be taken to a hospital instead, and that he was found restrained in a chair for hours. Court records and a grand jury indictment connect four current or former jail employees, including a deputy, to his death, and they have pleaded not guilty. The Texas Rangers are investigating, and the autopsy and toxicology results were still pending in the reports reviewed.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by staff (disputed; neglect alleged). A grand jury says jail staff restrained him in a restraint chair and caused his death, and his family says they repeatedly asked that he be taken to a hospital and that he was left restrained for hours.
Reported by: grand jury; his family.
Lawsuit: His family filed a lawsuit seeking the removal of the Shelby County sheriff and chief deputy, and no settlement or award amount has been reported.
News reports (8)
- Inmate dies following Shelby County arrest
- Family seeks answers after man dies in Shelby County jail
- Four Shelby County officers charged in connection with inmate’s death
- Indictments allege Center man was unlawfully arrested when he died in jail
- Shelby County sheriff says indictments in inmate death case brought to grand jury ‘prematurely’
- Lawsuit seeks removal of Shelby County sheriff, chief deputy after inmate's death
- Shelby County sheriff's deputy, jailers arraigned on charges connected to inmate's death
- Shelby County sheriff's deputy, jailers arraigned on charges connected to inmate's death - The Moore County News-Press