Rafael Blass
Rafael Blass died while held at Macon State Prison in Oglethorpe, Georgia. The Georgia Department of Corrections said he died from injuries sustained in an altercation involving another person held at the prison. The department's Office of Professional Standards is investigating the death as a suspected homicide together with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The Georgia Department of Corrections says he died of injuries sustained in an altercation with another person held at Macon State Prison, and its Office of Professional Standards is investigating the death as a suspected homicide with the GBI.
Reported by: Georgia Department of Corrections (the agency that held him); Georgia Bureau of Investigation (outside investigators).