James Bradley West
James Bradley West, 38, died on September 9, 2019, while held at the Lowndes County Adult Detention Center in Mississippi. Correction officers found him in his cell around 7:42 a.m. The Lowndes County Sheriff's Office said in a press release that the death appeared to be a suicide, and officials told The Dispatch that it appeared to be self-inflicted. The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation was asked to investigate, and an autopsy was scheduled with the state medical examiner's office.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Lowndes County Sheriff's Office and unnamed officials said the death appeared self-inflicted, and the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation was asked to investigate.
Reported by: Lowndes County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him); Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (outside investigators).