Tarrant County Jail
Coverage of Tarrant County Jail in the Nexus archive.
- Covert DNA sample from Colorado man's trash revives 44-year-old Texas murder case: report
A 79-year-old Colorado man, Larry Dean Brown, was indicted for the 1981 murder of Texas flight attendant Beverly Bruneau after DNA from his trash matched blood on her clothing. Bruneau, found strangled in her Grapevine apartment, had been in a financial dispute with Brown over a jointly owned Dallas house. Brown was extradited to Texas and faces murder charges.
- Keller High School band director arrested for DWI
Keller High School band director Daniel Bloss was arrested by Colleyville police for driving while intoxicated and held in Tarrant County jail.
- 2 Tarrant County jail inmates died this week
Two men died after suffering separate medical emergencies at the Tarrant County jail this week. A third inmate remains on life support following a head injury sustained while in custody.
- 3 Tarrant County jail inmates died this week
Three inmates died at the Tarrant County jail this week due to separate medical emergencies.
- Tarrant County Jail inmate dies during medical emergency after refusing medical screening, officials say
A 40-year-old inmate died at Tarrant County Jail after suffering a medical emergency. He had refused a standard medical screening during booking the day before the incident, according to officials.
- Southlake officers stop forgery in progress
Southlake police arrested Keith Gilbert, a 60-year-old man, for attempting to withdraw $8,000 using fraudulent identification. The investigation linked him to over 27 victims, other fraud-related materials, and narcotics. Gilbert faces charges including Fraudulent Use of Identifying Information and Possession of a Controlled Substance, with active warrants in multiple states.