Oklahoma County approves settlement regarding 2021 inmate death
OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma County leaders have approved a $350,000 settlement tied to the death of an inmate in 2021.
Gabriel Yalartai was found dead in his jail cell on Christmas Day 2021 while housed in the Oklahoma County Detention Center’s mental health unit.
Court records show required half-hour welfare checks were not conducted, and a former detention officer left his post for hours, only later finding Yalartai hanging from an air vent…