Seth Brandon Sprangler
Seth Brandon Spangler was held at Augusta State Medical Prison, where he died on November 24, 2022, after being transferred there from Telfair State Prison. His attorney, Jerry Word, said Spangler had a long history of mental illness and suicide attempts. Records cited in the reporting show he had checked himself into a hospital about a week before his death for serious mental health problems. The Georgia Department of Corrections said he died by suicide and had been placed on suicide watch beforehand, but Word questioned how a person on suicide watch could still take his own life. The circumstances remain under investigation.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide (neglect alleged). Officials say he killed himself while on suicide watch; his attorney, Jerry Word, says he had a long history of mental illness and suicide attempts and questions how someone on suicide watch could still take his own life.
Reported by: Georgia Department of Corrections (the agency that held him); Jerry Word, his attorney (family or their lawyers).