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Michael Turner Jr.

died April 28, 2025 · Hood County Jail, Hood County, Texas

Michael Turner Jr. died in April 2025 while held at the Hood County Jail in Texas. His daughter, Sara Youngblood, had only recently come to know him after he moved in with her family in Granbury, where he met his grandchildren and she described him as a really good person. A Hood County grand jury indicted jail nurse Rachel Sanders Miller, accusing her of failing to obtain medical care after being told he was in medical distress. The circumstances of his death have not been publicly released, and the family says they have received no official explanation.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined (neglect alleged). A Hood County grand jury indicted a jail nurse for allegedly failing to get him medical care after she was told he was in distress, and the cause of his death has not been publicly released.

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