57-year-old female inmate dies in Tarrant County jail custody

The Brief

  • A woman who was arrested earlier this month for alleged theft at DFW Airport died Saturday in Tarrant County jail custody.
  • The sheriff’s office said she had a history of drug use and chronic health conditions.
  • She died while at the hospital.

FORT WORTH, Texas A 57-year-old woman is the latest to die in Tarrant County jail custody.

April 19 Tarrant County In-Custody Death

What we know:

The female inmate died on Saturday at John Peter Smith Hospital.

The Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office said she’d been in custody since being arrested on theft charges by DFW Airport police on April 15.

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