Marcus Johnson
Marcus Johnson died on March 10, 2016, while held at the Burkburnett jail in Wichita County, Texas. The Texas Department of Public Safety investigated his death as a suicide, and the case was forwarded to the Wichita County District Attorney's Office. The Times Record News reported that he was left alone and unmonitored for two hours before he was found hanged in his cell. An internal police review found that three officers acted inappropriately, including by denying him his antipsychotic medication. His mother says she called the jail that day to insist he be allowed to take it.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide (neglect alleged). The Texas Department of Public Safety investigated the death as a suicide, and an internal police review found that three officers acted inappropriately, including by denying Johnson his antipsychotic medication; his mother says she called the jail that day to insist he be allowed to take it.
Reported by: Texas Office of the Attorney General; Texas Department of Public Safety (outside investigators); Burkburnett police internal review (the agency that held him); Johnson's mother (family or their lawyers).