Kerris Hollingsworth
Kerris Hollingsworth was held at the Muscogee County Jail in Columbus, Georgia, where nurses saw him about chest pains, examined and X-rayed him, and sent him to Piedmont Hospital in Columbus, where he was admitted. He died in the hospital on July 7, 2021, after about six days there, according to Sheriff Greg Countryman. Coroner Buddy Bryan, citing hospital officials, named the cause as natural causes, and the sheriff's office said no violent incident occurred. Other accounts of the death are not available in these sources, and the cause has not been confirmed beyond the hospital's claim.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. Muscogee County Coroner Buddy Bryan, citing hospital officials, attributed the death to natural causes.
Reported by: Muscogee County Coroner Buddy Bryan (medical examiner or coroner); Piedmont Columbus Regional Hospital officials.