Died in jail or a lockup
Mercedes Brittany Brackett
Mercedes Brittany Brackett, 28, died on August 7, 2020, while held at the White County Detention Center in Georgia. According to the medical examiner's autopsy report, she died of staphylococcal sepsis with a ruptured spleen and peritonitis. Staff found her unresponsive in her cell that morning, and efforts to revive her failed. The medical examiner could not determine how the spleen ruptured and listed the manner of death as undetermined.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. The medical examiner's autopsy found staphylococcal sepsis with a ruptured spleen and peritonitis but could not determine how the spleen ruptured and listed the manner as undetermined.
Reported by: medical examiner autopsy report.