A man in Tarrant County Jail custody died at a nearby hospital Sunday, according to the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office and medical examiner records — the first death of 2026 connected with a jail and sheriff’s office that’s come under heightened scrutiny in recent years.
John Barr, 36, was found unresponsive in his cell on April 19, according to the sheriff’s office.
“Life saving measures were initiated by jail personnel and continued once jail medical personnel from John Peter Smith Hospital arrived,” the statement read…