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Matthew Coniglio

46 years old · died April 20, 2014 · Chatham County Jail, Chatham County, Georgia

Matthew Coniglio, 46, died in his cell at the Chatham County jail in Savannah, Georgia, on April 20, 2014. The Sheriff's Office internal investigation, led by Cpl. Allen O'Berry, concluded that he hanged himself with a cord. That investigation also found that a guard did not perform scheduled cell checks that night and falsely recorded them. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation had not completed its own inquiry when the report was published.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide (neglect alleged). The sheriff's office internal investigation concluded he hanged himself with a cord, and found a guard skipped scheduled cell checks that night and falsely recorded them.

Reported by: Chatham County Sheriff's Office internal investigation (Cpl. Allen O'Berry) (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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