Deaths in Custody
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JoAnn Lemmons

55 years old · died June 27, 2023 · Tarrant County Jail, Tarrant County, Texas

Jo Ann Lemmons, also spelled JoAnn, died on June 27, 2023, while held at the Tarrant County Jail in Texas. The Tarrant County Sheriff's Office said she had a medical emergency during a cell check in the early hours of that day, and that life-saving measures were taken before she was taken to John Peter Smith Hospital, where she was pronounced dead. The sheriff's office said the cause and manner of her death are pending an autopsy.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: Texas Office of the Attorney General custodial death report; Tarrant County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held her).

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