Johnathan Pettigrew
Johnathan Pettigrew was 27. His brother Michael said he was a beautiful soul who made everybody laugh and that everyone who knew him loved him. He died in January 2024 after another person in his cell attacked him while he was held at the Clayton County Jail in Georgia, and the sheriff's office said the cell was overcrowded at the time. His family said he was one week away from scheduled release and should not have died, and they are demanding accountability from the sheriff's office.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody (neglect alleged). The sheriff's office said a cellmate killed him in a two-person cell that held three people because of overcrowding, and his family says he should not have died and is demanding accountability.
Reported by: Clayton County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him); his family.
News reports (13)
- Inmate charged in racially-motivated murder
- Inmate beats cellmate to death in ‘racially-motivated’ attack, Clayton County sheriff says - WSB-TV
- Ga. inmate accused of fatally beating cellmate in ‘racially motivated’ attack
- Victim of ‘racially-motivated’ murder at Clayton County Jail identified, family wants justice
- Inmate is the second in recent months to die at the hands of a cellmate at Georgia jail
- Ossoff calls for federal probe into Clayton County Jail
- Inmate beaten to death in overcrowded cell
- Clayton County inmate brutally beats cellmate to death; sheriff blames overcrowding at jail - WSB-TV
- Clayton County inmate allegedly stabs, kills another inmate, sheriff’s office says
- Deaths Mount at Scandal-Plagued Georgia Jail
- His Jail Cell Wouldn’t Lock. Then He Was Assaulted.
- Deaths at Scandal-Plagued Atlanta-Area Jail Doubled in 2024
- Deaths at Scandal-Plagued Atlanta-Area Jail Doubled in 2024 - Capital B News