Vernon Eugene Ramsey
Vernon Eugene Ramsey, 51, died on December 2, 2024, while held at the Tarrant County Jail in Fort Worth, Texas, according to a Texas Attorney General custodial death report. He told jail staff he was not feeling well, and jail medical staff were said to have examined him before he was taken by ambulance to John Peter Smith Hospital. The Tarrant County Sheriff's Office said he became unresponsive and was resuscitated, and he died in hospital care. The Tarrant County Medical Examiner is investigating, and no cause or manner of death has been determined.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined
Reported by: Tarrant County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him); Tarrant County Medical Examiner (medical examiner or coroner); Texas Office of the Attorney General (outside investigators).
News reports (4)
- 51-year-old inmate dies while in custody of Tarrant County Jail - FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth
- Tarrant Co. inmate dies after medical emergency while in custody - FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth
- Custodial death report 24-1682-CJ
- Tarrant CO officials to discuss latest in-custody death - FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth