Press Conference: Anthony Johnson, Jr. Case

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Media Contact: Tiara M. Tucker, Admin@tiaraprnetwork.com, 214-210-2177

Attorney Daryl K. Washington Hosts Press Conference Re: Lawsuit Filing

DALLAS, TX - July 23, 2024 - Civil Rights and personal injury attorney Daryl K. Washington announced the filing of a lawsuit against Tarrant County, Lt. Joe Garcia, Rafael Moreno, and John Doe Jailers in connection with the tragic death of Anthony Johnson, Jr. On July 23, 2024, Attorney Washington will host a press conference to address the lawsuit filing and answer questions.

WHO:

Attorney Daryl K. Washington

WHEN:

Tuesday, July 23, 2024, at 3:30pm CT

WHERE:

Lobby of Republic Center

325 North St. Paul Street, Dallas, TX 75201

A live streaming will also be shared on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/atty_daryl_washington?igsh=MTB2amlzc2w3ems4bg==.

Earlier today, Attorney Washington released the following statement:

“The attack on Anthony Johnson, Jr. was not an isolated incident but sadly a horrible display of the longstanding pattern and practice that flourished under the leadership of Sheriff Waybourn and Executive Chief Deputy Charles Eckert. Anthony is no longer alive due to the inhumane treatment, lack of compassion, egregious and unconscionable actions, inexcusable neglect, and cowardice acts of Tarrant County Jailers Joe Garcia, Rafael Moreno and the John Doe Jailers. The actions of the Tarrant County jailers are a result of the lack of oversight, training, supervision, and policies that have remained the same for decades. Anthony's tragic death could have been prevented had Sheriff Waybourn and Executive Chief Deputy Eckert made substantive changes after the sixty plus in-custody deaths that occurred since 2017 and prior to Anthony's death. We will find the underlying cause of it. There are families who are still trying to figure out what happened to their loved ones, which is unacceptable. We want that to change immediately. We want to know why someone with a mental illness would not be segregated from the general population or placed in a cell that has not been searched and cleaned. We need answers.”

All media is advised to contact Tiara M. Tucker of Tiara PR Network at Admin@tiaraprnetwork.com or 214-210-2177for any additional information or public statements, or to be added to the media distribution list.

All relevant items regarding this case can be found here:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1tk4_yi4Nqhk6Gimng5jKL6UKtQyGPQVs

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ABOUT WASHINGTON LAW FIRM

Washington Law Firm, P.C., based in Dallas, TX, represents clients in Civil Rights law (including police brutality, police misconduct, wrongful arrest, wrongful death). Attorney Washington serves as counsel for Charles Roundtree, Jr., 18, and Marquise Jones, 23, of San Antonio, TX, two African American men killed at the hands of San Antonio police officers; Jordan Edwards, the 15-year-old teenager killed in Balch Springs, TX; Genevive Dawes, a 21-year-old mother of two daughters who was killed by a Dallas police officer; Miya Marcano, a 19-year-old college student killed by a maintenance employee in Orlando, FL; Keith Murriel of Jackson, MS, who was tragically killed by three Jackson police officers; and co-counsel for Botham Jean, 26, who was fatally shot inside of his home by a Dallas police officer; and many others.