Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A man died at the Baldwin County Jail in Georgia in the 1990s, according to Major Lynnette LaRocque of the Baldwin County Sheriff's Office, who said he hanged himself by accident. The sheriff's office said he was trying to convince jailers that he was mentally ill when this happened. Whether staff responded to his stated mental health concerns is not addressed in the account.
Cause of death, as reported: Died in an accident. Major Lynnette LaRocque of the sheriff's office says he accidentally hanged himself while trying to convince jailers he was mentally ill.
Reported by: Major Lynnette LaRocque of the sheriff's office (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.