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Ulysee Morris Rozier

19 years old · died May 17, 2009 · Laurens County Jail, Laurens County, Georgia

Ulysee Morris Rozier, 19, of Dublin, died on May 17, 2009, while held at the Laurens County Detention Center in Georgia. The Laurens County Sheriff's Office report said jailers found him hanging in his cell on a Sunday night. An earlier record listed the cause of death as suicide. GBI investigators said preliminary results indicated no foul play, and autopsy results were expected the following day.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Laurens County Sheriff's Office report says jailers found him hanging in his cell and he could not be revived, and GBI investigators said preliminary results indicate no foul play.

Reported by: Laurens County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him); Georgia Bureau of Investigation (outside investigators).

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