Deaths in Custody
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Carlos Delmara Shelley

48 years old · died June 3, 2022 · Bibb County, Georgia

Carlos Delmara Shelley, 48, was held in pretrial custody at a jail in Bibb County, Georgia, when he was found unconscious in his cell on June 3, 2022. An autopsy later determined he had been strangled, and the death was ruled a homicide. The Bibb County deputies' account and the autopsy are the official sources for these findings. A cellmate has been charged in connection with his death.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. An autopsy found he was strangled, and the death was ruled a homicide, with a cellmate charged in connection with it.

Reported by: Bibb County deputies (the agency that held him); autopsy.

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