Cedric Holliday
Cedric Holliday died at the Newton County Jail in Decatur, Mississippi, on April 21, 2014. Sheriff Jackie Knight said his body was found hanging in his cell on Monday night and that he had left a note, though the sheriff declined to say what it contained. The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is investigating the death, and the manner of death is listed as pending. The investigation into how and why he died is still open.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. Newton County Sheriff Jackie Knight said Holliday's body was found hanging in his cell and that he left a note, and the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is investigating the death.
Reported by: Newton County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him); Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (outside investigators).