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Inmate dies in Gwinnett jail
By Arielle Kass
Dec 13, 2014A Gwinnett County Jail inmate died in custody Thursday.
Norman Montgomery, 56, was found dead at 1:44 p.m. by a deputy conducting a security check. Deputy Shannon Volkodav said the cause of death was unknown, but that Montgomery appeared to have died of natural causes.
Montgomery had been treated by the jail’s mental health staff. He had been jailed since April 2013 for felony obstruction, criminal damage of property in the second degree and entering an auto.
About the Author
Arielle Kass covers Gwinnett County for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She started at the paper in 2010, and has covered business and local government beats around metro Atlanta. Arielle is a graduate of Emory University.
