Michael Hunt
Michael Hunt, 66, was held at the Clayton County jail in Georgia when, according to the Clayton County Sheriff's Office, another person held in the same jail attacked him. He was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital with severe facial injuries, a skull hematoma and lumbar fractures, and died there on April 1, 2026. The sheriff's office says the attacker's charge was later upgraded to murder, and investigators have not released a motive. A second report says Hunt was found unresponsive in his cell in the jail's mental health housing unit, and the sheriff used his death to speak about safety, staffing and overcrowding at the jail.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The Clayton County Sheriff's Office says another person held in the jail attacked Hunt, causing severe facial injuries, a skull hematoma and lumbar fractures, and Sheriff Levon Allen says investigators confirmed the attack and the charge was upgraded to murder.
Reported by: Clayton County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him); Clayton County Sheriff Levon Allen (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.