Jessie Myles
Jessie Myles, 31, died while held at the Cobb County jail in Georgia in February 2019, three days after being taken into custody there. According to the Cobb Sheriff's Office and Marietta Police Department, Myles showed signs of physical distress and was taken to Kennestone Hospital, where he died, and they described the cause as an as-yet unexplained medical event with autopsy results pending. In October 2019, the Cobb County Medical Examiner's Office attributed the death to complications of acute cocaine intoxication. Family and protesters are calling for a more thorough investigation of the death.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. The Cobb County Medical Examiner's Office attributes the death to complications of acute cocaine intoxication, while the Cobb Sheriff's Office described an as-yet unexplained medical event pending investigation.
Reported by: Cobb County Medical Examiner's Office (medical examiner or coroner); Cobb Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him).