The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office has announced the death of an inmate in their custody. This marks the third inmate to pass away since March.
Charles Robert Smith had a medical emergency in his jail cell on Monday morning, as reported by the sheriff’s office.
When EMS personnel arrived, the sheriff’s office’s on-site medical team rushed to provide emergency services to Smith. However, despite their efforts, Smith was pronounced dead.
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Smith, who had been living in College Park, had been held at the DeKalb County Jail since December, according to the sheriff’s office.
The authorities arrested him on charges of possessing methamphetamine and a firearm, considering his previous conviction as a felon or first offender.
The investigation into Smith’s death is still ongoing by the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office of Professional Standards. At this time, the county medical examiner has not provided any information regarding the cause of his death.
In 2024, Smith became the third inmate in DeKalb County to sadly pass away.
Christon Collins, a 27-year-old man, tragically passed away on March 15th after experiencing a medical emergency while confined in his jail cell. Despite receiving medical attention, he unfortunately succumbed to the situation two days later at the hospital.
U.S. Army veteran tragically passes away following a nearly six-week stay in DeKalb County jail, according to his grieving family.
In April, a 57-year-old man named Van Lebron Johnson passed away while under custody. Johnson, who had been held since January, died in his cell, as reported by the sheriff’s office.
