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Ex-Dawson County prosecutor found dead
A Dawson County prosecutor who left his position while under a GBI investigation was found dead in Florida, Channel 2 Action News reported Thursday.
John Wilbanks Jr. was an assistant district attorney who headed the Dawson office for Hall-Dawson District Attorney Lee Darragh until Wednesday, according to the Gainesville Times. A Fernandina Beach Police Department official told the paper that Friday is the earliest any incident reports about Wilbanks' death could be released.
The GBI did not provide details of its investigation of Wilbanks, saying only that it was requested by a superior court judge earlier this week.
Due to Wilbanks’ death, the investigation is now closed, a GBI spokesman told Channel 2.
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