Deaths in Custody
Died in jail or a lockup

John Scott Sharkey

died December 24, 2020 · Columbia County Jail, Columbia County, Georgia

John Scott Sharkey died on December 24, 2020, while held at the Columbia County Detention Center in Columbia County, Georgia. A news report said the cause of his death was suicide. That cause remains a claim attributed to the news report.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide

Reported by: news report.

News report