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24-year-old inmate dead after being found unresponsive inside Henry County Jail: sheriff's office

The sheriff's office said they do not yet know the cause of death.

MCDONOUGH, Ga. — A 24-year-old inmate died Friday after the Henry County Sheriff's Office said he was found unresponsive inside their jail.

The sheriff's office identified the inmate as Donte Battle of Scottdale, Georgia. After he was found unresponsive in his cell, medical staff at the jail performed life-saving measures on him but he was pronounced dead shortly after by the coroner.

Authorities said they do not yet know the cause of death but said they will know once the coroner's report is finished.

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