Inmate Found Dead in Coweta County Jail in Apparent Suicide

A Coweta County Sheriff’s Office inmate was found unresponsive in his cell on Friday, April 18, 2025, and later pronounced dead at a local hospital in an apparent suicide.

According to the Sheriff’s Office, Detention Officers were alerted by another inmate about the unresponsive individual, who had a bedsheet tied around his neck. Detention Officers immediately began lifesaving measures upon discovering the inmate.

Coweta County Fire Rescue EMS arrived within minutes and took over medical care. The inmate was then transported to Newnan Piedmont Hospital, where he was unfortunately pronounced deceased.

The Coweta County Criminal Investigation Unit is currently investigating the incident as an apparent suicide. The Sheriff’s Office stated that the inmate’s information will not be released at this time pending notification of his family.