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Shawn Pearson

46 years old · died September 23, 2019 · Muscogee County Prison, Muscogee County, Georgia

Shawn Pearson, 46, died on September 23, 2019, after having a seizure in a general population dorm at the Stockade, the Muscogee County jail in Columbus, Georgia. The Muscogee County Sheriff's Office said deputies and medical staff responded, and he was taken by ambulance to Piedmont Columbus Regional hospital, where he died. The sheriff asked the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to investigate, and the manner of death is listed as pending.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. The Muscogee County Sheriff's Office says he had a seizure in a general population dorm and died at the hospital, and it asked the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to investigate the death, so the cause is pending.

Reported by: Muscogee 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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