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Anthony Cheek

49 years old · died March 26, 2020 · Lee State Prison, Lee County, Georgia

Anthony Cheek died in March 2020 while held at Lee State Prison in Lee County, Georgia. A news report said he had tested positive for COVID-19 before his death. His death was the first of two at the prison that the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported in April 2020. One earlier record gives the date of death as March 26, 2020.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness

Reported by: news reporting on Lee State Prison COVID-19 deaths (reporters).

News reports (2)