Deaths in Custody
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Robert Hardy

64 years old · died July 26, 2026 · Cobb County Adult Detention Center, Cobb County, Georgia

Robert Hardy, 64, was held at the Cobb County Adult Detention Center in Georgia. Deputies found him in cardiac arrest in his cell on Saturday, July 26, 2026, and he was taken to Wellstar Kennestone Hospital, where he was placed on a ventilator. His family chose to end life support, and he died there the next day, according to the Cobb County Sheriff's Office, which is conducting an internal review. The medical examiner has not yet released an official cause of death.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Cobb County Sheriff's Office says he went into cardiac arrest and the medical examiner has not yet released an official cause of death.

Reported by: Cobb County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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