Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
An infant was born in a holding cell at the Johnson County Jail in Texas early on a Monday morning in January 2018, and died that morning. Johnson County Sheriff Adam King said the infant showed no signs of life after birth. The Tarrant County Medical Examiner's Office had not determined the cause of death or the baby's sex, and no name for the baby was given in the reports. The sheriff's office referred the case to the Johnson County District Attorney.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. The Johnson County Sheriff said the infant showed no signs of life after birth, and the Tarrant County Medical Examiner's Office had not yet determined the cause of death.