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Yazoo County inmate dies after being found unresponsive in cell

By Sethanie Smith Aug 8, 2024 | 12:11 PM

YAZOO COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – Agents with the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) are investigating the death of a Yazoo County inmate.

Yazoo County Sheriff Jeremy McCoy said deputies were dispatched to the Yazoo County Regional Correctional Facility just before 11:15 p.m. on Tuesday, August 6. He said the inmate, Darryl Brown, was found unresponsive in a single cell.

The sheriff said no further details could be released at this time.