daddysgirl Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 Has anyone heard anything about the death of an inmate at the Paulding County Jail within the last few days? Link to post Share on other sites
ihaveadog Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 no Link to post Share on other sites
chansky Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 Ive seen people on FB talking about it. Link to post Share on other sites
Mrs G Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 You'd think that it would be all over Pcom, by now. Prayers for all involved. Link to post Share on other sites
HardwareDJ Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 If it did happen it is not "news" yet. Only hits on google is this thread. Link to post Share on other sites
noahsdad Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 Yes there was a death in the jail on Saturday morning, it was a very close friend of mines nephew. Very sad situation so please just say a lot of prayers for this family. They just recently in early January buried their father/grandfather and now this. Link to post Share on other sites
Animal Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 Give some details,when, where,who? Link to post Share on other sites
dumbestgirlintheworld Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 Give some details,when, where,who? Butler. With a candlestick. In the library. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
tundra Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 Butler. With a candlestick. In the library. Link to post Share on other sites
anjer1 Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 I do not believe it is anyones business. There is a family hurting somewhere and that is all that should matter. PCOM makes me sick most of the time. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
glassdogs Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 I do not believe it is anyones business. There is a family hurting somewhere and that is all that should matter. PCOM makes me sick most of the time. Well, when someone in custody dies, some official explanation is due. Was it natural causes, inmate violence, or guard related? After all the PCSO does work for US, and they have to be accountable. A simple 25 words or less press release will do. That doesn't diminish anyone's grief. 4 Link to post Share on other sites
NinaBritt Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 (edited) Yeah I tried searching too and it only led me to this thread. I'm curious as to what exactly happened. Prayers for the family. Well, when someone in custody dies, some official explanation is due. Was it natural causes, inmate violence, or guard related? After all the PCSO does work for US, and they have to be accountable. A simple 25 words or less press release will do. That doesn't diminish anyone's grief. Yes, I agree. Well said. Edited February 11, 2013 by NinaBritt Link to post Share on other sites
gpatt0n Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 I've contacted the PIO for information on this alleged incident and should be getting a reply soon. pubby UPDATE: I've been told there will be a release on this incident after lunch. pubby Link to post Share on other sites
mimosaflower Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 I do not believe it is anyones business. There is a family hurting somewhere and that is all that should matter. PCOM makes me sick most of the time. It IS the taxpayers business. Taxpayers pay for the jail and employees at the jail, so yeah it is our business. Link to post Share on other sites
lowrider Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 Well, when someone in custody dies, some official explanation is due. Was it natural causes, inmate violence, or guard related? After all the PCSO does work for US, and they have to be accountable. A simple 25 words or less press release will do. That doesn't diminish anyone's grief. Exactly. And it's not the first death while in custody. Link to post Share on other sites
glassdogs Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 First, I know no details of this alleged death, But, when it takes 3 or so days for PCSO to issue a statement, my thoughts take me to "what are they trying to cover up?" Maybe it's too much Benghazi in the news, I don't know? Link to post Share on other sites
R. U. Serious? Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 Exactly. And it's not the first death while in custody. Are you sure the person was in custody? Link to post Share on other sites
glassdogs Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 Are you sure the person was in custody? Well....why else would PCSO be planning a statement this afternoon? Link to post Share on other sites
gpatt0n Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 Well....why else would PCSO be planning a statement this afternoon? There is a possibility they may deny it. pubby Link to post Share on other sites
glassdogs Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 There is a possibility they may deny it. pubby That would be priceless. "We hereby announce that nothing has happened." Link to post Share on other sites
gpatt0n Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 That would be priceless. "We hereby announce that nothing has happened." Not exactly. Rumors that an incident happened were incorrect would more the possibility. I just don't assume anything until I have an official report. pubby Link to post Share on other sites
xxrsellars Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 Not exactly. Rumors that an incident happened were incorrect would more the possibility. I just don't assume anything until I have an official report. pubby Anxiously awaiting your Pcom breaking news report... Link to post Share on other sites
glassdogs Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 Not exactly. Rumors that an incident happened were incorrect would more the possibility. I just don't assume anything until I have an official report. pubby C'mon, Pubster. why would it take 3 days to wordsmith up a simple "move along, folks, nothing to see here" statement? If nothing happened, that's not a big challenge to the PIO. Where's your journalistic curiosity, anyway? Link to post Share on other sites
gpatt0n Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 I am still awaiting official word. pubby Link to post Share on other sites
crossroads Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 Dang. Is lunch not over yet? I understand you have to wait for the official word. Link to post Share on other sites
MillCreek Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 See attached press release Pittman In-Custody Death.pdf Link to post Share on other sites
gpatt0n Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 We have the release and will be posting it shortly on the front. The essence of the release says: The Paulding County Sheriff’s Office along with the Calhoun Regional Office of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) are investigating the in-custody death of Andrew Scott Pittman (W/M, 26 YOA). In the early morning hours of February 8, 2013 Pittman was found unconscious in a bathroom inside the Detention Center. Once he was located, aid was immediately rendered to Pittman. Pittman was being held in the Paulding County Detention Center on a variety of felony drug-related charges, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and probation violation. Pittman had been in custody since November 14, 2012 and was awaiting trail. Preliminary investigations indicate that the death does not appear to be due to any altercation or act of violence. An autopsy will be performed to determine the cause of death. Link to post Share on other sites
crossroads Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 See attached press release Pittman In-Custody Death.pdf Thanks for posting MC. Still so sad for a young life to end so soon. Prayers to his family. Link to post Share on other sites
glassdogs Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 We have the release and will be posting it shortly on the front. The essence of the release says: The Paulding County Sheriff’s Office along with the Calhoun Regional Office of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) are investigating the in-custody death of Andrew Scott Pittman (W/M, 26 YOA). In the early morning hours of February 8, 2013 Pittman was found unconscious in a bathroom inside the Detention Center. Once he was located, aid was immediately rendered to Pittman. Pittman was being held in the Paulding County Detention Center on a variety of felony drug-related charges, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and probation violation. Pittman had been in custody since November 14, 2012 and was awaiting trail. Preliminary investigations indicate that the death does not appear to be due to any altercation or act of violence. An autopsy will be performed to determine the cause of death. Yeah. What are the chances of it being "natural causes"? I bet there are some hineys all puckered up on Industrial Drive. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
gpatt0n Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 Yeah. What are the chances of it being "natural causes"? I bet there are some hineys all puckered up on Industrial Drive. You would be surprised. Smoking - and I mean cigarettes - I have learned is largely responsible for the premature formation of plaque in the arteries. Throw in burgers and fries, milkshakes and meth and you probably have a burgeoning case that may take 40 years to come to a climax ... or may not. See, you could have 5 percent calcification of a key artery and if a large enough piece of plaque breaks loose, you could be gone in a minute. Now that kind of 'happening' is odd but odd means it happens to only one in 10 or 20 thousand people that early in life ... but it does happen. Now I'm not saying that is what happened there and there are several other alternatives including the inmate gaining access to contraband that may have been deadly as well. Jails are not nice places and all sorts of things happen in them that ought not in a place under the control of law enforcement. Just to make that point, there have been two Sgt. supervisors at Cobb that have been charged with a form of rape in the last 30 days. (If a female inmate is in the custody of an officer and sexual contact occurs, it is by definition rape by the person in power because they are presumably acting under color of authority. Of course neither you or I gave any of them that authority.) Anyway, I just don't think it proper to criticize the SO without the facts. At this point no one has the facts. There will plenty of time for criticism if and when the facts support such criticism. Until then, any thing else is idle speculation. pubby Link to post Share on other sites
fire911 Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 Has their been any information on the results of the autopsy yet?Just wondering. Link to post Share on other sites
DiehardKy Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 Well, when someone in custody dies, some official explanation is due. Was it natural causes, inmate violence, or guard related? After all the PCSO does work for US, and they have to be accountable. A simple 25 words or less press release will do. That doesn't diminish anyone's grief. Isnt this the second inmate in the past month or two or do I have that wrong? You are absolutely right Glass-doggie the local jail is definitely public and all lockups, releases and deaths while in custody should be made public. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
gpatt0n Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 I would have thought there would be a release on the matter. I've not seen one. pubby Link to post Share on other sites
DiehardKy Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 (edited) You would be surprised. Smoking - and I mean cigarettes - I have learned is largely responsible for the premature formation of plaque in the arteries. Throw in burgers and fries, milkshakes and meth and you probably have a burgeoning case that may take 40 years to come to a climax ... or may not. See, you could have 5 percent calcification of a key artery and if a large enough piece of plaque breaks loose, you could be gone in a minute. Now that kind of 'happening' is odd but odd means it happens to only one in 10 or 20 thousand people that early in life ... but it does happen. Now I'm not saying that is what happened there and there are several other alternatives including the inmate gaining access to contraband that may have been deadly as well. Jails are not nice places and all sorts of things happen in them that ought not in a place under the control of law enforcement. Just to make that point, there have been two Sgt. supervisors at Cobb that have been charged with a form of rape in the last 30 days. (If a female inmate is in the custody of an officer and sexual contact occurs, it is by definition rape by the person in power because they are presumably acting under color of authority. Of course neither you or I gave any of them that authority.) Anyway, I just don't think it proper to criticize the SO without the facts. At this point no one has the facts. There will plenty of time for criticism if and when the facts support such criticism. Until then, any thing else is idle speculation. pubby Although I agree that heart attacks happen to all ages i would lean more toward withdrawal death in many jail deaths. Withdrawal from alcohol is a very dangerous event for an alcoholic, can be fatal and often is. Scratch that in this case, it was a few months between lockup and death. Could be drug related? Edited April 23, 2013 by DiehardKy Link to post Share on other sites
kwood Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 Isnt this the second inmate in the past month or two or do I have that wrong? You are absolutely right Glass-doggie the local jail is definitely public and all lockups, releases and deaths while in custody should be made public. I think it's the same inmate. This is a thread from February Link to post Share on other sites
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