Oklahoma Inmate Who Sued Over 'Baby Shark' Torture Dies In Jail



John Basco, plaintiff in a lawsuit alleging Oklahoma County Jail inmates were tortured with the song “Baby Shark,” has died in custody. KFOR’s Lauren Daniels reports.
» Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC
» Watch more NBC video: http://bit.ly/MoreNBCNews

NBC News Digital is a collection of innovative and powerful news brands that deliver compelling, diverse and engaging news stories. NBC News Digital features NBCNews.com, MSNBC.com, TODAY.com, Nightly News, Meet the Press, Dateline, and the existing apps and digital extensions of these respective properties. We deliver the best in breaking news, live video coverage, original journalism and segments from your favorite NBC News Shows.

Connect with NBC News Online!
NBC News App: https://smart.link/5d0cd9df61b80
Breaking News Alerts: https://link.nbcnews.com/join/5cj/breaking-news-signup?cid=sm_npd_nn_yt_bn-clip_190621
Visit NBCNews.Com: http://nbcnews.to/ReadNBC
Find NBC News on Facebook: http://nbcnews.to/LikeNBC
Follow NBC News on Twitter: http://nbcnews.to/FollowNBC

#babyshark #JohnBasco #Jail

source

41 comments

  1. I remember this, happy ending turning sad now. Hope they resolve it. I'd hate being forced into listening to baby shark none ending.

  2. Oklahoma jail kills atleast 30 inmates a year by shower falls, minimum 🧐
    Use to the sheriff's wife owned the commissary inside the jail, probably still does🧐
    About like ole Frank Keating owned a prison while imprisoning folks 🤦🏾‍♂️
    That facility is just a racket!

  3. This is just the tip of the iceberg.
    This goes on ALL OVER and barely gets any coverage.
    This world is beyond saving.

  4. Family is about to get paid

  5. I knew that song will end killing someone one day

  6. They should bring these types of jails to New York and Chicago and play baby shark shark for hours and hours on end lol criminals need this

  7. If he was a quiet and smart man then why was he a criminal in the first place???????

  8. I'm so scared 💀💀💀💀💀

  9. Definitely foul play. The governor needs to get involved to maintain integrity in the justice system. These inmates were at the mercy of the defendants they filed a complaint against. And these defendants violated the 8th amendment. Everyone in that correctional facility needs to be fired.

  10. every great society that has collapsed did so under the corruption of conservatism

  11. They hit without leaving marks hellooo

  12. So I'm the only person who clicked on the video wondering how there was a lawsuit over the torture of a baby shark and how that lead to someone dieing?

  13. Baby shark torture case wow insane !!!

  14. They put them drugs and guns on him 💯

  15. HUMANS ARE SICK ASF!! ESPECIALLY GOVERNMENT N COPS FBI ECT. JUST 😔

  16. They murdered him of course. You can't trust white people. Especially when it comes to money. Smh

  17. What makes y’all think that anybody killed this guy? Look around and you will see people starting to die, young people, people who were very healthy and never had any issues. Do you not see what is really happening? Maybe you should blame it on big Pharma and look into what vaccines this guy took. Look at all the factors before you just assume things

  18. I too have been tortured by baby shark

  19. 5 minutes of “baby shark” is enough to drive me cr@zy so I can’t imagine hours of that 😩

  20. Feed those pigs to the baby shark!

  21. So hes a jailbird. Who cares

  22. Died like Epstein!?
    I swear there is no absolute difference between the sheep (you) and the devil's you support (gov).

  23. The inmate was MURDERED , no question about it. And other inmates that are involved in the lawsuit will DIE before the lawsuit is finalized. Law enforcement in Oklahoma have a way of killing of people.

  24. Have you met prison guards? They have the IQ of… well, a prison guard. Authoritative individuals are commonly just idiots in a position of power.
    My father was a drill sergeant in the army, and had the same disposition.
    He only got respect because people feared him. He was dumb as bag rocks, but as long as the soldiers obeyed him, he felt powerful.

    Anyone just applying to be a prison guard, should be a red flag.
    Creepy people!

  25. Out of all the songs they could of used they chose baby shark thats messed up…. This type of stuff is why criminals stay criminals or go on to do worse things…. I think they should release the information of the officers involved and let street justice be dealt preferably the location where they live, family contacts and so on

  26. I had no idea ‘Baby Shark’ was used this way

  27. Our cops love being barbaric. America deserves better, because it's American families who have to pay their lawsuits while dealing with the pain they cause. I hope they have cameras in the jail. They should, so that they'll be free of blame when people actually die naturally, as rare as that is. No more killer cops!

  28. That's our justice system….. imagine all the innocent people who've died in jail because if cover ups like this or the innocent people in jail because of cover ups like this….

  29. I can't help but think if the guy had really made a effort to not be a criminal anymore this could of been avoided and he would be alive . He choose to keep living like a easy E song and payed the price with his life .

  30. He was a shy, quiet criminal.

  31. He was a good boy, he was turning his life around…

  32. Looser dies in prison, I’m ok with that. All family sees is $$$$$$

  33. That’s a shame.
    God bless!

  34. Redrum is what happened, deserves a federal investigation

  35. Well that's that. Next……

  36. Aw,the poor little felon died…poor baby 👶. Saves tax payers lots of money .if you can't do the time,don't do the crime.RIP THUG