Deaths in Custody
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Samantha Gatlin

25 years old · died December 11, 2012 · Marion County Jail, Marion County, Mississippi

Samantha Gatlin, 25, of the Foxworth community, died on December 11, 2012, while held at the Marion County Jail in Mississippi. According to the sheriff's department, jail nursing staff and an ambulance crew tried to help her before she was taken to Marion General Hospital, where she was pronounced dead. The cause of death had not been determined, and an autopsy was ordered. The Mississippi Department of Investigation and the sheriff's department were both investigating.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: Marion County Jail deputies and sheriff's department (the agency that held her). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held her.

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