A man with intellectual and developmental disabilities has been in the Tarrant County Jail for more than a year, and his mother is growing more worried about his health and wellbeing with each passing day.
Since December 2024, Shawn Fraraccio, 26, has been held on a charge of continuous violence against a family member. In this case, Fraraccio’s mother, Christy Bridgman of Azle, is the alleged victim, but she told the Star-Telegram her son has the cognitive capacity of a 6- to 8-year-old, and she wants him released from custody.
Bridgman said Fraraccio once weighed over 200 pounds, but when she last visited him, he was skinny, unshaven and appeared disheveled. Bridgman added that Fraraccio showed signs of self-inflicted injuries from banging his head against his cell wall. Bridgman believes Fraraccio is going to seriously hurt himself, and since he’s alone in a single cell, no one is going to find him until it’s too late…