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Charles Cameron Webb III

41 years old · died February 22, 2019 · Harrison County Adult Detention Center, Harrison County, Mississippi

Charles Cameron Webb III, 41, was a man whom his friend Amanda Lienhardt described to the Biloxi Sun Herald as brave and strong, saying she will miss him very much. He died on the night of Friday, February 22, 2019, in the Harrison County jail in Mississippi, where he had been held since February 17, 2019. Sheriff Troy Peterson said Webb reportedly hanged himself. The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation and the district attorney's office are conducting independent investigations into his death.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. Sheriff Troy Peterson said Webb reportedly hanged himself in the Harrison County jail, and the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation and the district attorney's office are conducting independent investigations of the death.

Reported by: Sheriff Troy Peterson (the agency that held him); Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (outside investigators); district attorney's office (outside investigators).

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