Died in jail or a lockup
Jonathan Tyler Rue
Jonathan Tyler Rue, 35, was held at the Coweta County Jail in Georgia. According to the Coweta County Sheriff's Office, detention officers found him unresponsive in his cell on April 18, 2025, and he was taken to Newnan Piedmont Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. The sheriff's office says the death is being investigated as an apparent suicide, and the Criminal Investigation Unit is leading the inquiry.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Coweta County Sheriff's Office says the death is being investigated as an apparent suicide after he was found with a bedsheet tied around his neck.
Reported by: Coweta County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him); another inmate who raised the alarm.
Sources (4)
- Inmate dies of apparent suicide at Coweta County Jail, sheriff’s office says
- Coweta County inmate found hanging in jail cell, authorities say
- Inmate dies at Coweta County Jail in apparent suicide - The Newnan Times-Herald
- Coweta jail sees second alleged inmate suicide in three weeks - The Newnan Times-Herald