Troyce Billinglea
Troyce Billinglea was held at the Bibb County Jail in Georgia while awaiting trial when he died in his cell on September 3, 2023. He left a note asking that his two young daughters be told he loved them very much and that he was sorry. A lawsuit filed by the guardian of his daughters says he openly voiced suicidal thoughts, that other people held at the jail reported this to staff, and that jail staff did not check on him as required. The Bibb County Sheriff's Office said the specifics would be addressed by legal counsel in court.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide (disputed; neglect alleged). The lawsuit filed by his daughters' guardian, Marlena Henderson, says he openly expressed suicidal thoughts that other inmates reported to staff, and that jail staff did not check on him as required; the Bibb County Sheriff's Office said the matter would be addressed by legal counsel in court.
Reported by: lawsuit filed by his daughters' guardian, Marlena Henderson (family or their lawyers); Bibb County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him).
Lawsuit: His daughters' guardian, Marlena Henderson, filed a lawsuit over his suicide in the Bibb County Jail, alleging that jail staff did not check on him as required.