Johnny Woodrow Gann
Johnny Woodrow Gann was 33 years old. He was found hanging in his cell at the Hinds County Detention Center in Raymond on July 6, 2021, and the Hinds County Sheriff's Office said the death was a suicide. Court-appointed monitor Elizabeth E. Simpson said the detention officer and sergeant did not immediately open the cell door and lower him to the floor, and first reported by telephone before returning to try to help him. The sheriff's office said the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation was investigating, that it had no evidence of foul play so far, and that it had not ruled it out.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide (neglect alleged). The Hinds County Sheriff's Office says Gann hanged himself, and court-appointed monitor Elizabeth E. Simpson says officers did not immediately open his cell door and lower him to the floor, first reporting by telephone before returning to help.
Reported by: Hinds County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him); court-appointed monitor Elizabeth E. Simpson (outside investigators).