Ricky Farmer
Ricky Farmer, 57, died on February 26, 2020, while held at the Tarrant County Jail in Texas. A summary of his case says he had grand mal seizures and went three days without his necessary medication, and that he was found unresponsive in his cell and later declared dead at John Peter Smith Hospital. The sheriff's custodial death report classified the death as natural and attributed it to a pre-existing condition, without detailing the circumstances. The medication and seizure claims come from that summary and are not confirmed by the official report.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (neglect alleged). The sheriff's custodial death report labeled the death natural, attributing it to anoxia and a cardiac arrest, while the summary of the report says he had grand mal seizures and went three days without his medication.
Reported by: Tarrant County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him); Texas Office of the Attorney General.