John Barr
John Barr, 36, was held at the Tarrant County jail in Fort Worth, Texas, when he was found unresponsive in his cell on April 19, 2026. He died that day at John Peter Smith Hospital. The Tarrant County Sheriff's Office said his cause of death is not yet known and will be determined by the Tarrant County Medical Examiner's Office after an autopsy. A June 2026 Dallas Express report counted his death as the earlier of that year's in-custody deaths at the jail.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. The Tarrant County Sheriff's Office said his cause of death is not yet known and will be determined by the Tarrant County Medical Examiner's Office after an autopsy.
Reported by: Tarrant County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.