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Jerome Omar Bright

54 years old · died January 19, 2016 · Chatham County Jail, Chatham County, Georgia

Jerome Omar Bright, 54, was being held at the Chatham County Jail in Savannah, Georgia, when he began having a medical difficulty. According to Chatham County Sheriff's Office spokesperson Pete Nichols, wing staff noticed and took him to Memorial Medical Center, where he died early on January 19, 2016. The sheriff's office said the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and its Internal Affairs Unit are investigating the death, and no cause or manner of death had been announced in the report.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

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