Crime

Homicide suspected in Georgia prison inmate's death

Chad Jacobs
Chad Jacobs

An inmate at Telfair State Prison died Sunday after a fight with several others.

Chad Jacob's death is being investigated as a homicide, according to a news release posted on the Georgia Department of Corrections' website Tuesday.

Jacobs, who was sentenced in 2014 for trafficking meth in Franklin County, was pronounced dead about 11:30 p.m.

Laura Corley 744-4334; @Lauraecor

This story was originally published December 13, 2017 at 7:57 PM with the headline "Homicide suspected in Georgia prison inmate's death."

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