Stanley James Fowler
Stanley James Fowler, 66, died on August 18, 2021, at Wellstar Kennestone Hospital in Marietta, after being held at the Cobb County Adult Detention Center in Georgia earlier that week. He had told staff at booking that he had stage IV throat and stomach cancer, and he was moved to the infirmary before his condition worsened and he was taken by ambulance to the hospital. The Cobb County Sheriff's Office described a medical episode in which he was bleeding while vomiting. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is reviewing the death, alongside an internal sheriff's review.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (neglect alleged). The Cobb County Sheriff's Office describes a medical episode in which he was bleeding while vomiting, and he had told jailers at booking that he had stage IV throat and stomach cancer; the Georgia Bureau of Investigation is reviewing the death, so the cause is not yet determined.
Reported by: Cobb County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him); Georgia Bureau of Investigation (outside investigators).