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DECATUR, GA– The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office announced today (July 3) that an inmate died last week while in custody of the DeKalb County Jail.
On June 28, 2023, officers were alerted that 37-year old Jonathan McWaters of Birmingham, Alabama was bleeding from numerous lacerations on his body while in his jail cell.
Emergency medical services were performed on site by jail and health services staff and DeKalb Fire Rescue EMS, but efforts to revive McWaters after he became unresponsive were unsuccessful, and he was pronounced deceased. The cause of death has not been released but preliminary reports indicate that his wounds may have been self-inflicted.
McWaters had been in custody at DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office without bond since June 8, 2023 after being arrested on warrants charging him with Rape (Felony), Incest (Felony), Battery-Family Violence First Offense (Misdemeanor), Cruelty to Children in the First Degree (Felony), Furnishing, Purchasing and Possession of Alcoholic Beverages by Persons Below Legal Age (Misdemeanor), and Possession of Less than an Ounce of Marijuana (Misdemeanor).
The incident is under investigation by the DeKalb Sheriff’s Office of Professional Standards.
Emergency medical services were performed on site by jail and health services staff and DeKalb Fire Rescue EMS, but efforts to revive McWaters after he became unresponsive were unsuccessful, and he was pronounced deceased. The cause of death has not been released but preliminary reports indicate that his wounds may have been self-inflicted.
McWaters had been in custody at DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office without bond since June 8, 2023 after being arrested on warrants charging him with Rape (Felony), Incest (Felony), Battery-Family Violence First Offense (Misdemeanor), Cruelty to Children in the First Degree (Felony), Furnishing, Purchasing and Possession of Alcoholic Beverages by Persons Below Legal Age (Misdemeanor), and Possession of Less than an Ounce of Marijuana (Misdemeanor).
The incident is under investigation by the DeKalb Sheriff’s Office of Professional Standards.