A 37-year-old man died early Friday morning at the Bibb County Law Enforcement Center in Macon after deputies found him unresponsive in his cell.
What happened: Deputies found Brandon Joe McCoy not breathing in his cell at 12:28 a.m. They performed life-saving measures until an ambulance arrived. McCoy was pronounced dead at the jail by Deputy Bibb County Coroner Lonnie Miley.
What he was charged with: McCoy was being held on charges of theft by receiving, fleeing and eluding police, and obstruction. His family has been notified of his death.
What comes next: Because McCoy died while in custody, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation will perform an autopsy to determine how he died. Internal affairs investigators with the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office are also looking into the circumstances of his death.
B.T. Clark is the Publisher of The Georgia Sun and author of Principles Are Like Pants… You Ought to Have Some. Over two decades in journalism, he has served as Managing Editor of Neighbor Newspapers in metro Atlanta and Digital Director at Times-Journal Inc., earning multiple awards along the way. His work has appeared in newspapers across the state, including The Cherokee Tribune and The Marietta Daily Journal.
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