The family of the man who was strangled to death in the DeKalb County jail last Saturday is outraged. But they’re not blaming the alleged killer.
Channel 2 Action News reports Cassandra Tyson, mother of 23-year-old Jah'Corey D. Tyson, said she's holding the jail responsible for her son's death, claiming guards were negligent of his cries for help while he was being attacked, allegedly by fellow inmate Donte Lamar Wyatt.
Wyatt — who was incarcerated for allegedly stabbing his wife and killing a stranger — strangled Jah'Corey Tyson to death in their cell early Saturday morning, authorities said. Family members told Channel 2 that Wyatt also gauged Jah'Corey Tyson's eyes out with a sharpened toothbrush, although the jail is still investigating the incident.
“This could have been prevented,” she told Channel 2. “That officer that ignored my son’s cries — I need that dealt with ASAP.”
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