The family of Fred Harris, the 19-year-old brutally beaten and killed at Harris County Jail in 2019, called on change from the jail ahead of what would've been Harris's 21st birthday.
Harris was 19-years-old when he was allegedly brutally murdered by Michael Ownby, 25, in October 2021. He would have celebrated his birthday on Thursday, turning 21.
The attorney says the video of Fred's murder was put under a protective order, and they are moving to lift the order to the public can see the "horrific" video firsthand.FOX 26 Reporter Gabby Hart has more as a 231-page lawsuit has been filed against the Harris County Jail by Civil Rights Attorney Ben Crump.
Fred was a first-time offender with special needs. He was arrested for allegedly threatening an acquaintance with a knife near a smoke shop in Montrose. He was later charged with aggravated assault. "It is a horrible, vicious murder. There's no other way to describe it," Kallinen said. "It's Emmett Till stuff."
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