Deaths in Custody
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Austin Parker

died January 22, 2023 · Kemper-Neshoba County Regional Correctional Facility, Kemper County, Mississippi

Austin Parker died on January 22, 2023, at the Kemper-Neshoba Regional Jail in DeKalb, Mississippi, shortly after he was transferred to Kemper County from the Meridian Police Department. Kemper County Sheriff James Moore confirmed the death. The sheriff's office said the death is under investigation and that no cause will be determined until an autopsy is completed.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: Kemper County Sheriff James Moore (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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