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Charles Leroy Jeffries

57 years old · died October 25, 2022 · Monroe County Jail, Monroe County, Georgia

Charles Leroy Jeffries, 57, was held at the Monroe County Jail in Georgia when he died on October 25, 2022. The Monroe County Sheriff's Office said a deputy found him during a headcount after he had attempted suicide, and that he was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation will conduct an independent investigation into his death.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Monroe County Sheriff's Office says he attempted suicide and was found by a deputy during a headcount; the Georgia Bureau of Investigation is conducting an independent investigation.

Reported by: Monroe County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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