Name not reported
A man whose name has not been released was held at the Elbert County Detention Center in Elberton, Georgia, in June 2026. The Elbert County Sheriff's Office said he had a medical problem on the night of June 1, and that detention officers found him unresponsive during jail checks, and he was taken to a hospital, where he died on June 9. Other accounts describe a man placed on medical watch in a holding cell, found unresponsive during a cell check on June 11 after officers had called an ambulance that morning, and pronounced dead at a hospital. These accounts give different dates and details for the death, and the Sheriff's Office asked the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to lead the investigation, with the cause and manner of death listed as pending.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness
Reported by: Elbert County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.