Jaylin Bell
Jaylin Marquis Bell, 32, died on February 6, 2026, at Hancock State Prison in Hancock County, Georgia, where he was held. The Hancock County Coroner, Dontrelle Andrews, attributed his death to multiple stab wounds from an attack by his cellmate and called the manner homicide, pending an autopsy by the GBI crime lab. The cellmate was also injured and taken to a hospital in Macon. The Georgia Department of Corrections' Office of Professional Standards is investigating. Accounts differ on when he was pronounced dead, with one saying 10:42 a.m. and another saying he died at the scene; the warden notified his mother of his death.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The Hancock County Coroner's Office says Jaylin Bell was stabbed multiple times by his cellmate, and the Georgia Department of Corrections says he died after an altercation with his roommate, with the GBI to determine the official cause.
Reported by: Hancock County Coroner Dontrelle Andrews (medical examiner or coroner); Georgia Department of Corrections (the agency that held him).