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Amy Renee Tyson

32 years old · died November 12, 2019 · Coffee County Jail, Coffee County, Georgia

Amy Renee Tyson, 32, was found dead in her cell at the Coffee County jail in Douglas, Georgia, on the morning of November 12, 2019. She had been held in the jail's medical department. The Coffee County Sheriff's Office asked the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to investigate, and an autopsy was planned at the GBI Crime Lab in Macon. The cause and manner of death are pending the autopsy.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: Georgia Bureau of Investigation (outside investigators).

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