Mason Yancy
Mason Andrew Yancy, age 31, died on December 27, 2024, while held at the Tarrant County Jail in Texas, after being booked there on Christmas Eve. His family says he told hospital staff and jailers that he was diabetic and needed medication, and his sister Mallory believes his diabetes went untreated and that he did not get the care he needed. The Tarrant County Sheriff's Office said jail medical staff checked on him many times and that he collapsed during an evaluation in the presence of two nurses, and the sheriff said he received the best available care. The autopsy results are still pending, and the cause and manner of death have not been determined, and his brother Darren said Mason called him the day before he died, saying he would not survive another day inside.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined (disputed; neglect alleged). The Tarrant County Sheriff's Office says he collapsed in his cell during a medical emergency and the autopsy is pending, while his sister Mallory says jail staff left his diabetes untreated and he did not get the care he needed.
Reported by: Tarrant County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him); his sister Mallory (family or their lawyers).
News reports (6)
- Tarrant Co. inmate dies after medical emergency while in custody - FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth
- Custodial death report 24-1683-CJ
- Tarrant CO officials to discuss latest in-custody death - FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth
- Fort Worth police didn’t investigate Tarrant jail deaths. State says there are no consequences
- The deadliest jail in Texas