Benjamin Snyder
Benjamin Snyder died on March 16, 2018, at Valdosta State Prison in Valdosta, Georgia, where he was held. The Georgia Department of Corrections said his death followed a fight with another person held at the prison, and the department investigated it as a homicide. A Lowndes County grand jury later indicted a man on murder and related charges, and the indictment states that Snyder was strangled.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. A grand jury indicted another person held at the prison for murder in Snyder's death, and the indictment states he was strangled; the Georgia Department of Corrections also attributes the death to an altercation with another inmate.
Reported by: Lowndes County grand jury (court); Georgia Department of Corrections (the agency that held him).