Seven Texas officers fired after probe into Black inmate’s death

Officers violated policies and procedures of the sheriff’s office prior to the death of Marvin Scott III.

Seven officers involved in the custodial death of a Black jail inmate in the US state of Texas have been fired. The officers violated sheriff’s office policies and procedures leading up to the death of Marvin Scott III, Collin County Sheriff Jim Skinner said in a news release on Thursday. An eighth officer resigned. Scott, 26, was arrested on March 14 at a mall in Allen on a cannabis possession charge, according to media reports.