Michael Lorenzo Ward

Michael Lorenzo Ward died in October 2022 while in the custody of the Georgia Department of Corrections. The department said his death was from natural causes. Michael Lorenzo Ward was 'held' in state custody at the time of death, and the department's account is the only cause of death reported.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Georgia Department of Corrections said he died of natural causes.

Reported by: Georgia Department of Corrections (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

Source

• Convictions upheld for pair in slaying at Augusta State Medical Prison WRDW, May 16, 2023