GDC: Fourth inmate dies following ‘gang-affiliated disturbance’ at Washington State Prison
A fourth inmate injured in the fights at Washington State Prison has died after a “medical emergency” on Saturday, according to the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC).
The GDC told WGXA that after the suspected “gang-affiliated disturbance” that left three inmates dead and over a dozen more injured at the facility in Davisboro on Jan. 11, prisoner Silas Westbrook was hospitalized with minor injuries.
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Once cleared by the hospital, he was transferred to the Metro Rentry Facility in DeKalb County. However, the GDC says when he arrived, Westbrook suffered a “medical emergency” as staff assisted him out of the transport vehicle.
Medial staff attempted life-saving measures, but Westbrook was pronounced deceased at the facility on Jan. 17.
The GDC says his body was turned over to the county coroner and will be taken to the GBI crime lab to determine his official cause of death.
Westbrook was serving life in prison for an armed robbery out of Dougherty County.
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His death marks the fourth under investigation after 42-year-old Jimmy Trammell, 23-year-old Ahmod Hatcher and 27-year-old Teddy Jackson died in the deadly altercation at Washington State Prison.
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