The mother of a woman who died while in custody at Tarrant County Jail is suing the county and 10 jailers two years after her death.
Chasity Bonner, 35, died in jail custody on May 27, 2024. Her mother, LaMonica Bratton, filed the federal lawsuit alleging the jail and its staff violated Bonner’s civil rights when they refused to provide her with proper medical aid that resulted in her death.
The suit also claims the county has refused to provide Bonner’s family with the full footage leading up to Bonner’ death. The county redacted three minutes of security camera footage leading up to Bonner’s death for “reasons unknown,” the suit says…