Seven detention officers with the Sheriff’s Office in Collin County, Texas, were fired in connection to the death of Marvin Scott III who was in police custody. 

According to the Texas Tribune, the 26-year-old was dead hours after being arrested for allegedly being found with marijuana. 

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The Collin County Sheriff’s Office released a statement about Scott’s death in March, saying the matter was under investigation. 

Press Release – 3/15/2021 pic.twitter.com/3MFwUO62np

— Collin Co. Sheriff (@CollinCoSO) March 15, 2021

The seven “detention employees” were placed on administrative leave; an eighth officer, who was also being investigated, resigned. 

On Thursday, Collin County Sheriff Jim Skinner announced that the officers involved in Scott’s death were fired. 

Officials with the county have not named the officers and no further information on the investigation was provided, WFAA reported. 

During a press conference, Skinner said Scott was exhibiting “some strange behavior,” resulting in officers placing him in a restraining bed, using pepper spray and covering his face with a spit mask, the Associated Press reported. 

He became unresponsive and was pronounced dead at the hospital. 

Civil rights lawyer and candidate for Texas Attorney General, S. Lee Merritt, is representing the Scott family. 

In a tweet, he said the family is relieved that the officers were fired, but they want the men arrested and held accountable. 

The #CollinCounty7 have been FIRED at the conclusion of the sheriff’s administrative process. #MarvinScottIII’s family is relieved these men have been terminated— however they are anxious to see these men arrested and held criminally accountable.https://t.co/rIdHT6fM5B

— S. Lee Merritt, Esq. (@MeritLaw) April 1, 2021

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Supporters of Scott have vowed to protest outside the Collin County Sheriff’s Office every night until the officers are arrested. 

Memorial for Marvin Scott III outside the Collin County Sheriff’s Office.

Family and supporters say they are coming to protest here every night until the detention officers linked to his in-custody death have been arrested.@MeritLaw pic.twitter.com/Td4haDFNtI

— Markie Martin (@MarkieMartin) April 2, 2021