Sherrie Johnson v. Ryan Conner

On June 4, 2011, Alquwon Johnson committed suicide by hanging himself with a bed sheet while in custody at the Barbour County Jail (the Jail). On August 8, 2011, his mother and personal representative, appellee Sherrie Johnson, filed suit against appellants Ryan Conner, Sonya Mayo, and George Parham, all of whom were corrections personnel working at the Jail at the time of Alquwon’s suicide, as well as against various Barbour County entities. 1 Johnson alleged that, despite their knowledge of Alquwon’s mental illness, the appellants violated state and federal law by failing to take…