Thomas Hamer III
Thomas Hamer III, of Michigan City, Mississippi, died on August 4, 2017, after being taken by ambulance from the Lafayette County Detention Center, where he was held pretrial. He was pronounced dead on arrival at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi. The Lafayette County Sheriff's Department said foul play was not expected, and his body was sent to the State Medical Examiner's Office in Jackson for an autopsy to determine the cause of death.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. The sheriff's department said foul play was not expected and sent the body for autopsy, and a news report lists a medical emergency, but no source gives a final cause of death.
Reported by: Lafayette County Sheriff's Department (the agency that held him); reporters.