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Jerry Robert Wisdom

55 years old · died March 30, 2023 · Columbia County Detention Center, Columbia County

Jerry Robert Wisdom, 55, died on March 30, 2023, at the Columbia County Detention Center, where he was held. The Columbia County Sheriff's Office said deputies found him unresponsive in his cell that evening. The coroner pronounced him dead, and the sheriff's office said no foul play is suspected and that his body would be sent to the GBI for an autopsy. The cause and manner of his death are still pending.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: Columbia County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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