Died in jail or a lockup
Stanley Oates
Stanley Oates, 45, died at the Muscogee County Jail in Columbus, Georgia, in October 2020, after an apparent overnight suicide. Muscogee County Coroner Buddy Bryan said the death appears to be a suicide. The Muscogee County Sheriff's Office asked the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to take over the investigation, and his body was sent to the GBI Crime Lab in Atlanta for autopsy.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. Muscogee County Coroner Buddy Bryan said the death appears to be a suicide, and the sheriff's office asked the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to investigate.
Reported by: Muscogee County Coroner Buddy Bryan (medical examiner or coroner); Muscogee County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him).