Theodore JePaul Barnett
Theodore JePaul Barnett, 52, of Cave Spring, died on April 27, 2016, after being found unresponsive in his cell at the Floyd County Jail and taken to Floyd Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. The Floyd County Sheriff's Office said jail reports suggest suicide, with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and the coroner to make the final determination of cause. The sheriff asked the GBI to conduct a thorough inquiry, and the article notes this was the second apparent suicide at the jail.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Floyd County Sheriff's Office says the death appears to be a suicide, with the GBI and coroner to make the final determination.
Reported by: Floyd County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him); Georgia Bureau of Investigation (outside investigators).