Vernon Dennis Head
Vernon Dennis Head, 48, of Stone Mountain, died in his cell at the DeKalb County Jail in Georgia on July 22, 2022. According to the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office, he was found unresponsive, and on-site medics and county EMS were unable to revive him. The Medical Examiner's Office later ruled his death natural, listing myocardial fibrosis as the cause. A December 2022 report from decaturish.com also noted that the Sheriff's Office reported his death as one of two inmate deaths within about a week.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Medical Examiner's Office ruled the death natural, caused by myocardial fibrosis.
Reported by: DeKalb County Medical Examiner's Office (medical examiner or coroner); DeKalb County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him).
News reports (5)
- 2 DeKalb County jail deaths reported within the last week
- Medical Examiner completes investigation of DeKalb County jail inmate deaths
- DeKalb Jail announces two more inmate deaths; at least seven deaths reported this year
- Records released by Sheriff’s Office show 2022 was deadliest year for inmates since 2012
- GBI will not investigate deaths at DeKalb County Jail