Died in custody
Name not reported
A Black person held in custody at Macon, Georgia, died the same night at a hospital they were taken to after being beaten, according to the cause given in the report. The cause of death was attributed to a beating by a sheriff and a deputy. A federal civil liberties indictment against the two men was reported, and the case had not been decided in court at the time of the report.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by staff. A sheriff and his deputy beat the prisoner, and he died the same night in a hospital; a federal civil liberties indictment against the two men was reported.
Reported by: news reports.