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David Mark Decoteau

27 years old · died September 17, 2025 · Charles B. Webster Detention Center, Richmond County, Georgia

David Mark Decoteau, 27, of Augusta, died while held at the Charles B. Webster Detention Center in Richmond County, Georgia. The Richmond County Sheriff's Office said he was found unresponsive in his cell and pronounced dead at Wellstar MCG Health early on Wednesday, September 17, 2025. The sheriff's office said he had been housed alone for his protection and checked on routinely before he was found. No cause of death has been announced, an autopsy has been scheduled, and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation is investigating the cause and manner of his death.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: Richmond 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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