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A man held at a prison in St. Helena Parish, Louisiana, was found hanging by bedsheets in his cell during a routine check, and prison officials said the death was a suicide with no foul play. Reports say he had been placed in solitary confinement after a fight with another person held there. His uncle, Tyler Perry, said publicly that the family needed time to grieve and was not initially convinced by the official account. A second autopsy, commissioned by the family and performed by Dr. Michael Baden, found him 98 percent sure there was no foul play.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide (disputed). Prison officials said he hanged himself with bedsheets and that there was no foul play, but his family commissioned a second autopsy, which Dr. Michael Baden said found him 98 percent sure there was no foul play.
Reported by: prison officials; his uncle Tyler Perry (family or their lawyers); Dr. Michael Baden, who performed the family's second autopsy (medical examiner or coroner).