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Vincent Dyer

died August 21, 2024 · Baldwin State Prison, Baldwin County, Georgia

Vincent Dyer died on August 21, 2024, at Baldwin State Prison near Milledgeville, Georgia, where he was being held. According to Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit District Attorney T. Wright Barksdale III, he was stabbed multiple times with a homemade weapon during a fight and was pronounced dead at the scene. A state medical examiner ruled the death a homicide. The account of the attack comes from the district attorney, as reported by The Union-Recorder.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The district attorney says another prisoner stabbed him with a homemade weapon during a fight, and the state medical examiner ruled the death a homicide.

Reported by: Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit District Attorney T. Wright Barksdale III (outside investigators); state medical examiner.

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