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Inmate dies after transport
Coroner: No suspicious circumstances; man had 'medical history'
RELIFORD LEEIIIweb
Reliford Lee III
A Bulloch County Jail inmate died Thursday after being taken to the hospital. Bulloch County Coroner Jake Futch said there are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the death, but toxicology and other test results are pending.Reliford Lee III, 31, had a “medical history,” and when he became ill Thursday, the jail nurse had him transported to East Georgia Regional Medical Center by EMS, said Bulloch County Sheriff’s Inv. Jared Akins.As is routine when an inmate dies, the case is being investigated by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
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