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Van Lebron Johnson

57 years old · died April 14, 2024 · DeKalb County Jail, DeKalb County, Georgia

Van Lebron Johnson, 57, was held at the DeKalb County Jail in Georgia, where he had been in custody since January 2024. According to FOX 5 Atlanta, he was found unresponsive in his cell on April 14, 2024, and was pronounced dead after emergency medical services were called. The DeKalb County Sheriff's Office has not stated a cause of death, and the medical examiner has not released one. Investigators are still looking into the death.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: DeKalb County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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