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Augustus Green

19 years old · died June 17, 2023 · Cobb County Adult Detention Center, Cobb County, Georgia

Augustus Green, 19, died on June 17, 2023, while held at the Cobb County Jail in Georgia. The Cobb County Sheriff's Office said a deputy found him unresponsive in his cell, and he was taken to Wellstar Kennestone Hospital. The sheriff's office said the death appears to be a suicide, and the Cobb County Medical Examiner's office will determine the official cause. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation was notified of the death. Sheriff Craig Owens said the death was especially hard because it fell on Father's Day weekend and that a family is now mourning.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Cobb County Sheriff's Office says the death appears to be a suicide, with the medical examiner to determine the official cause.

Reported by: Cobb County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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