A group of conservative Second Amendment activists joined the calls for accountability in the Sheriff’s Office that progressive groups have been making for years.

The Tarrant County Sheriff is defending his jail amid protests and calls for change from community members at Tarrant County Commissioners Court on Tuesday.The contentious meeting came after two more inmate deaths in December.

During the first meeting of the year at Tarrant County Commissioner’s Court, emotions ran high as Sheriff Bill Waybourn along with other officials gave an update about recent jail deaths. Two people were arrested during the meeting after the sheriff’s office said they disrupted court proceedings.

Commissioners heard about two hours of public comment, which was mostly focused on conditions at the jail. The meeting came to a halt twice when two men were detained by deputies in separate incidents.

Almost 70 people have died in Tarrant County custody since 2017. They were remembered at a protest Friday evening.

A protest over conditions at the Tarrant County Jail disrupted a county commissioners meeting Tuesday, leading to the arrests of two demonstrators.