Tarrant County Jail inmate, who was found unresponsive in cell, dies at hospital
A 36-year-old Tarrant County Jail inmate died Sunday after three days of imprisonment, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
The man, identified by the medical examiner’s office as John Barr, was found unresponsive in his cell. Lifesaving measures were administered by medical staff from JPS Correctional Health. Barr was then taken to JPS Hospital in Fort Worth, where he died, according to a news release from the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office.
The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office will determine the cause and manner of death.
Barr arrived at the Tarrant County Jail on April 16 and had been arrested by the Texas Department of Public Safety on a parole violation, officials said.
Deaths in the jail are investigated by Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office jail staff, the TCSO Criminal Investigations Division, the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office, an outside law enforcement agency, JPS medical staff, the Texas Attorney General’s Office and the Texas Commission on Jail Standards, according to the release.
This story was originally published April 21, 2026 at 6:45 PM.