An inmate at the DeKalb County Jail has died in custody, marking the seventh death at the facility this year.
Larynz Redd, a 27-year-old resident of Decatur, was found unresponsive on the morning of September 20, 2025. Despite immediate emergency medical services provided by on-site health services and DeKalb EMS, Redd was pronounced dead.
Sheriff Melody M. Maddox expressed concern over the incident, stating, “The DeKalb Sheriff’s Office is deeply concerned about the death of any individual in our custody. Their care and safety are our priorities, but no occurrence of this nature is predictable.”…