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Broderick Anthony Lovette

31 years old · died July 13, 2022 · Columbia County Jail, Columbia County, Georgia

Broderick Anthony Lovette, 31, died on July 13, 2022, at the Columbia County Detention Center in Georgia, where he was being held. According to the Columbia County Sheriff's Office and Coroner Vernon Collins, he was found unresponsive in his cell shortly after midnight. He could not be revived after emergency crews arrived. The coroner has ordered an autopsy, and no cause of death had been determined in the initial reporting.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. The coroner has scheduled an autopsy, and no cause of death has been announced.

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