Deaths in Custody
Died in jail or a lockup

Gardner Dalton

41 years old · Wilkes County Jail, Wilkes County, Georgia

Gardner Dalton, 41, died while held at the Wilkes County Jail in Wilkes County, Georgia. A news report attributes the death to medical neglect. The source material gives no date of death and no account from the jail of what happened.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined (neglect alleged). A news report lists the cause as medical neglect but does not say what care was denied or what caused the death.

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