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Inmate at Troup County Jail dies after being found unresponsive
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- Montavious Rhodes, 44, died after being found unresponsive at Troup County Jail on March 11.
- Cause of death unknown pending autopsy by Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
A Troup County inmate has died after being found unresponsive Wednesday morning.
The male inmate, identified as Montavious Rhodes, 44, was found unresponsive by jail staff during a routine meal pass around 8:30 a.m. on March 11.
Jail medical personnel were immediately notified who began life-saving measures. Within a few minutes Troup County Fire Department and AMR arrived on scene and took over care.
Rhodes was transported to Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center where he later died.
“A cause of death is unknown until the completion of an autopsy by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation,” the sheriff’s office said.
This is a developing story.
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