Marcus Pearson
Marcus Pearson died on May 29, 2020, at Telfair State Prison in Helena, Georgia, where he was held. The Georgia Department of Corrections said he was injured in an altercation with another person held at the facility. The department's Office of Professional Standards is investigating the death as a suspected homicide, alongside the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. The county coroner pronounced him dead at the prison.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The Georgia Department of Corrections says Marcus Pearson was injured in an altercation with another inmate, and its Office of Professional Standards is investigating the death as a suspected homicide alongside the GBI.
Reported by: Georgia Department of Corrections (the agency that held him); Georgia Department of Corrections Office of Professional Standards (the agency that held him); Georgia Bureau of Investigation (outside investigators); county coroner.