Deaths in Custody
Died in prison

James Lamar Watson, Jr.

died February 10, 2016 · Augusta State Medical Prison, Georgia

James Lamar Watson, Jr. was a former locksmith from Fayetteville who operated his own business. He died on February 10, 2016, at Augusta State Medical Prison in Georgia, where he was held in the custody of the Georgia Department of Corrections. The department withheld the cause of death, and news reports said he had been in declining health for many months before he died.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: Georgia Department of Corrections (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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