Benjamin Pike
Benjamin Pike, 55, was held at the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta when he died on May 27, 2025. He was found unresponsive in his cell during a headcount that evening and was pronounced dead at the jail. Reports differed on how he died: a June 2 report said the Fulton County Sheriff's Office had attributed his death to suicide, while other reports said the cause and manner had not been determined. The medical examiner's office will perform an autopsy, and the Atlanta Police Department is investigating his death.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Fulton County Sheriff's Office said he died by suicide, and the medical examiner has not yet determined the cause of death.
Reported by: Fulton County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.
News reports (4)
- 2 Fulton County Jail inmates die in past week in unrelated incidents - WSB-TV
- Two Atlanta Jail Inmates Die in One Week - Capital B News
- Fulton County Jail faces renewed scrutiny after two inmate deaths in as many week
- Inside the violent Fulton County Jail, it's the very sick and vulnerable who are dying