DEKALB COUNTY, GA – The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office reported on Monday, Sept. 22, that another inmate has died while in custody at the DeKalb County Jail. The death is the jail’s seventh inmate death reported this year.

Authorities say that 27-year-old Decatur resident Larynz Redd was found unresponsive in the jail on the morning of Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. Immediate emergency medical services were provided by on-site health services and DeKalb EMS, but Redd was pronounced deceased, the Sheriff’s Office stated.

Redd had been in custody since May 2024. The cause of his death is under investigation. Officials say, however, there is no indication of foul play.

“The DeKalb Sheriff’s Office is deeply concerned about the death of any individual in our custody,” said Sheriff Melody M. Madd

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