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In December, Main Jail inmate Kevin Barnes, 35, beat his cellmate Janard Geffrard, 29, who later died as a result of his injuries, and Alvin Stephen Modeste, 43, hanged himself in his cell at the ...Jan 23, 2024 · A few days prior, 29-year-old Janard Geffrard was found unresponsive on the floor of his cell almost half an hour after being attacked. Deputies say cellmate Kevin Barnes, 35, placed Geffrard in a ... Kevin Barnes, 35, is accused of ambushing 29-year-old Janard Geffrard in their shared cell on the seventh floor of the jail on Dec. 16. A Broward Sheriff’s Office deputy found Geffrard ...The family of an incarcerated man allegedly killed by his cellmate in a Broward jail is demanding answers. Janard Geffrard, 29, was allegedly killed by cellmate 35-year-old Kevin Barnes after a ... Kevin Barnes, 35, is accused of ambushing 29-year-old Janard Geffrard in their shared cell on the seventh floor of the jail on Dec. 16. A Broward Sheriff’s Office deputy found Geffrard ... Janard Geffrard’s father, Jeff Geffrard, told reporters that the sheriff’s office has not said anything to the family about the Dec. 16 attack. Investigators said in court documents that his son was beaten and choked for more than two minutes by his cellmate. Guards apparently didn’t notice anything was wrong until more than 20 minutes ...It comes about six weeks after a 29-year-old inmate, Janard Geffrard, was allegedly choked and beaten to death by his cellmate. One death highlighted in the letter is that of Kevin Desir, a 43 ...Weekes was writing in response to the death of Janard Geffrard, who was killed in his cell by another inmate because of his sexual orientation, according to the letter obtained by WLRN. The latest death happened this month when Joseph Kirk , a 34-year-old inmate in the Broward County’s Main Jail in Fort Lauderdale, died at the facility’s ...Kevin Barnes, 35, is accused of ambushing 29-year-old Janard Geffrard in their shared cell on the seventh floor of the jail on Dec. 16. A Broward Sheriff’s Office deputy found Geffrard unresponsive on the floor almost half an hour after the attack.The NAACP is seeking a federal investigation of deaths in Florida’s second-largest county jail systemA few days before Modeste’s death, 29-year-old Janard Geffrard was found unresponsive on his cell floor half an hour after being attacked by a cellmate who, according to law enforcement, put him ...After a violent assault in December 2023 that led to the death of 29-year-old Black gay man Janard Geffrard, his family wants to know why it took at least 20 minutes for guards at the Broward County jail in Fort Lauderdale, Florida to intervene after Geffrard’s cellmate began beating him.Janard Geffrard's father, Jeff Geffrard, told reporters that the sheriff's office has not said anything to the family about the Dec. 16 attack. Investigators said in court documents that his son ...Janard Geffrard won't live to see his 30th birthday after a brutal beating at the Broward jail. Now, his family is seeking answers.Family Of A 29-Year-Old Black, Gay Father, Janard Geffrard, Demands Answers After He Died From A 21-Minute Brutal Beating From Cellmate – The Philadelphia Observer By Juan Ignacio *This keeps...FORT LAUDERDALE - Janard Geffrard won't live to see his 30th birthday after a brutal beating at the Broward jail. Geffrard was pronounced dead after being removed from life support while being...Kevin Barnes, 35, is accused of ambushing 29-year-old Janard Geffrard in their shared cell on the seventh floor of the jail on Dec. 16. A Broward Sheriff’s Office deputy found Geffrard ...

A family in Florida is calling for jail reforms and preparing to make a wrongful death claim against a Broward jail after gay man Janard Geffrard was allegedly killed by his cellmate. Geffrard, 29, was being held in a cell alongside Kevin Barnes, 35, in Broward County sheriff’s office jail when he was allegedly fatally beaten.The family of an incarcerated man allegedly killed by his cellmate in a Broward jail is demanding answers. Janard Geffrard, 29, was allegedly killed by cellmate 35-year-old Kevin Barnes after a ...Janard Geffrard is a 30 year-old who was listed as being under the supervision of the department of corrections in Mayo C.i. Annex, Florida. He was sentenced / adjudicated in Unknown County. He was sentenced / adjudicated in Unknown County.Kevin Barnes, 35, is accused of ambushing 29-year-old Janard Geffrard in their shared cell on the seventh floor of the jail on Dec. 16. A Broward Sheriff’s Office deputy found Geffrard ...

Feb 7, 2024 · The letter was sent about six weeks after 29-year-old Janard Geffrard was choked and beaten to death by his cellmate at a jail in Broward County. The NAACP and Geffard’s family members say the violence could have been stopped in time to save his life. Geffrard, who was gay and mentally ill, shared a cell with another person with mental ... (WSVN) - The mother of an inmate who was killed in his cell is demanding an investigation into the guards’ actions during the attack. The victim’s cellmate confessed to the beating. On Tuesday, the...…

Reader Q&A - also see RECOMMENDED ARTICLES & FAQs. Published on January 03, 2024. The grief-stricken family of 29-. Possible cause: 954-450-4848. 110 se 6th street, suite 1743 . fort lauderdale, fl 33301.