Jail Death Sparks Accountability Demand | Texas News

Texas News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 2, 2026 · 1m

Sixty-one-year-old Victor Rennels died in a Tarrant County jail after 14 days behind bars, sparking outrage as his family claims he was still handcuffed to his hospital bed moments before death. This is the fifth jail-related death in recent weeks — including John Barr, James Johnson, Carl McCray, and Mack Greer — with some causes still unconfirmed. Though the sheriff says Rennels was released from custody the day after his medical emergency and died later that evening, his niece insists restraints were only removed minutes before his official time of death. The Texas Commission on Jail…