Monday, December 22, 2025

Family of Texas corrections officer questions his death

From ABC News- Family of Texas corrections officer questions his death after inmate's life sentence.

Officer Jovian Motley died under mysterious circumstances in November 2023.

The family of a Texas corrections officer is still seeking answers after his death in what was supposed to be a routine inmate cell extraction.

Officer Jovian Motley died in the line of duty at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's Wainwright Unit in Lovelady in November 2023. The official explanation is that he was assisting other officers in restraining the inmate when he died.

Earlier this month, inmate Jabari Lewis pleaded guilty to capital murder in Motley's death, and was sentenced to life in prison without parole. Motley's family says the sentencing did not bring them closure.

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