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Anthony Garrett George

38 years old · died May 20, 2018 · Jackson County Jail, Jackson County, Arkansas

Anthony Garrett George, 38, of Newport, died on May 20, 2018, while held at the Jackson County detention center in Arkansas. He was found hanging from the bunk in his cell on a Sunday evening, according to reporting that the death was in custody. Jackson County Sheriff David Lucas said the death appears to be a suicide. His body was sent to the state medical examiner for an autopsy.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. Sheriff David Lucas said the death appears to be a suicide, with the man found hanging from his bunk in his cell.

Reported by: Jackson County Sheriff David Lucas (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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