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Lester Robert Baker

43 years old · died September 9, 2020 · Floyd County Prison, Floyd County

Lester Robert Baker, 43, was held at the Floyd County Prison and was killed in an accident on Jones Street while working under a work release contract. According to Floyd County Prison Warden Mike Long, Baker had experience working with garbage trucks and specialized in heavy equipment. He was taken to Cartersville Medical Center about eight minutes after the accident and was pronounced dead there at 2 p.m. The warden attributed the death to an accident.

Cause of death, as reported: Died in an accident. Floyd County Prison Warden Mike Long said Baker was killed in an accident on Jones Street while working under the prison's work release contract.

Reported by: Floyd County Prison Warden Mike Long (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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