Deaths in Custody
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Darryl Brown

died August 6, 2024 · Yazoo County Regional Correctional Facility, Yazoo County, Mississippi

Darryl Brown died at the Yazoo County Regional Correctional Facility in Yazoo City, Mississippi. According to the sheriff's office, deputies and paramedics were called around 11:15 p.m. on a Tuesday, and he was found unresponsive in a single cell. The sheriff, Jeremy "Bull" McCoy Sr., has not released further details, and the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation has been called in to investigate the death. The cause and manner of death have not been stated in the reporting available.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: Sheriff Jeremy "Bull" McCoy Sr.'s office (the agency that held him); Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (outside investigators).

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