Tarrant Jail Inmate Suicide: Family Files Lawsuit

TARRANT, AL — The family of a man who hanged himself in a Tarrant City Jail cell last year has filed a lawsuit against the city. David M. Farley was found dead in his cell Aug. 1, 2018.

Officers arrested Farley on a charge of disorderly conduct. Farley, authorities said, was intoxicated and an argument erupted at his home. Reports say he was told to go back into his home, but when he emerged from his house, he was arrested.

After he was booked and sent to his cell, a dispatcher spotted Farley trying to take his own life on surveillance monitors and jailers and medics responded to his cell. He was found dead after hanging himself with his clothing.

The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court this week by attorney Josh Wright of Hollis, Wright, Clay & Vail on behalf of Farley’s daughter, Sonya Lynn Farley. The suit names as defendants the City of Tarrant, as well as Tarrant police officials including Chief Dennis Reno, Lt. Phillip George, Sgt. Matthew Voss and Officer Jonathan Page.