Article 5GK44 Marvin Scott III Died in a Texas Jail. His Family Is Still Waiting for the Officers to Be Charged

Marvin Scott III Died in a Texas Jail. His Family Is Still Waiting for the Officers to Be Charged

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Terrell Jermaine Starr
from The Root on (#5GK44)
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In March, Marvin Scott III was arrested in Allen, Texas, for possessing less than two ounces of marijuana-a misdemeanor. Scott, 26, suffered from schizophrenia and sometimes used the drug to self-medicate, according to the family's lawyer, S. Lee Merritt, the Texas Tribune reports.

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