Stabbing suspect dies in custody at Clayton County Jail

The Brief

  • An inmate died following an apparent suicide Thursday afternoon at the Clayton County Jail.
  • Authorities identified the man as 26-year-old Tyreak Delapierre, who was arrested Wednesday after running from police during a stabbing investigation.
  • The Georgia Bureau of Investigation and local internal affairs officers are conducting separate inquiries into the custody death.

JONESBORO, Ga. A 26-year-old man died Thursday after detention staff found him unresponsive inside a medical housing unit cell at the Clayton County Jail. Sheriff Levon Allen stated the death is being investigated as an apparent suicide.

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