The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Records reveal 53 Georgia prisoners dead of homicide
In the past 22 months, at least 53 inmates of Georgia state prisons have been victims of homicides, according
Augusta State Medical Prison
■ Eddie Gosier, 39, May 2, 2020, ligature strangulation
■ Thomas Henry Giles, 31, Oct. 28, 2020, inhalation of products of combustion
■ Terry Lee Bennett II, 43, Jan. 10, 2021, blunt impact to the head
■ Ali Lamont Tanner, 45, July 2, 2021, stabbed
Baldwin State Prison
■ Joshua Williams, 22, July 3, 2020, homicide. Cause not reported.
■ Jose Martin Ibarra Garcia,
41, June 15, 2021, multiple stab wounds to the head
■ Edward McCloud, 40, July 23, 2021, homicide. Cause not reported.
■ Jamari McClinton, 21, Aug. 11, 2021, stabbed
■ Bedarius Clark, 26, Aug. 21, 2021, homicide. Cause not reported.
Central State Prison
■ Joshua Carl-Haynes Lester, 34, July 28, 2021, stab wound to the chest
Coastal State Prison
■ Kion Parks, 31, Sept. 15, 2021, stabbed
Coffee Correctional Facility
■ Kendall Cromer, 31, Nov. 30, 2020, homicide. Cause not reported.
Georgia State Prison
■ Raul Bailon Garcia, 45, April 21, 2020, positional asphyxia and to records The Atlanta Journal-Constitution obtained. The total breaks down to 29 homicides in 2020 and 24 so far this year.
Many of the deaths were listed in the state’s death certificate database and specified
suffocation due to assault
■ Joctavious Artez Newsome, 25, Nov. 4, 2020, stab wound
■ Demetrius Stubbins, 38, Dec. 21, 2020, stab wound to the chest
■ Christopher Dewayne Mathis, 37, Feb. 26, 2021, blunt force trauma to head
■ Troy Harvey, 34, Sept. 12, 2021, homicide. No cause reported.
Hancock State Prison
■ Cesar Arnold Pastrana Morales, 33, March 13, 2020, stab wound of the chest
■ Rashad Bolton, 29, Jan. 4, 2021, puncture wound to the chest with sharp object
■ Dwayne Zackery Jr., 22, Feb. 12, 2021, stab wound to the chest with homemade knife
Hays State Prison
■ Anthony L. McGhee Jr., 34, March 29, 2020, homicide. Cause not reported.
■ Jorge Renberto VenturaCabrera, 35, June 5, 2021, stab the cause of death.
Other deaths were classified by the Georgia Department of Corrections or the Georgia Bureau of Investigation as homicides, but causes of death have not yet been reported.
wounds of neck, torso and upper extremities
Johnson State Prison
■ Jerry Lee Brown, 61, Nov. 12, 2020, stab wounds to the head, blunt force injury to face
■ David Henegar, 44, Oct. 16, 2021, homicide. Cause not reported.
Macon State Prison
■ Johnny Eugene Young, 24, Jan. 27, 2020, homicide. Cause not reported.
■ Rafael Blas Becerra, 36, March 7, 2020, stab wounds to the upper torso
■ Carrington Jwon Frye, 23, March 20, 2020, stab wounds of the neck and chest
■ David Dennis, 34, May 13, 2020, homicide. Cause not reported.
■ Coty Dustin Silvers, 39, May 23, 2020, asphyxia
■ Bobby Edward Lee Jr., 38, July 13, 2020, ligature strangulation
■ Robbie B. Brower, 58, Oct. 4, 2020, blunt and sharp force
The 53 homicides for 2020-21 more than double the total for 2018-19, when 21 homicides in Georgia prisons were documented by the Department of Corrections. Fourteen of the homicides occurred in 2019 and seven in 2018.
injuries to the head and neck
■ Raul Villegas, 37, Dec. 13, 2020, homicide. Cause not reported.
■ Carlos Maurice Fisher Jr., 30, May 10, 2021, multiple sharp force injuries
Rutledge State Prison
■ Curtis Mincey, 74, July 22, 2021, blunt force trauma of the head, neck, torso and extremities
Smith State Prison
■ Taylor Harrison Brooks, 26, April 10, 2020, multiple stab wounds
■ John Bretleir Reyes Cardona, 24, April 20, 2020, exsanguination from stab wound to neck
■ Justin Wilkerson, 25, Jan. 6, 2021, homicide. Cause not reported.
■ Desmond Hill, 35, April 9, 2021, strangulation
■ Hiwatha Abdulcah Hakeem Jr., 36, April 12, 2021, multiple stab wounds
■ Derrick Dionte Deshun Harvey,
26, June 25, 2021, stab wound to the chest
■ Christopher Reynolds, 38, July 1, 2021, homicide. Cause not reported.
■ Christopher Redwine, 45, Sept. 27, 2021, homicide. Cause not reported.
Telfair State Prison
■ Cedric La’Troy Johnson Sr., 35, March 20, 2020, strangulation
■ Aldrich Norval Cain, 26, April 23, 2020, multiple stab wounds
■ Marcus Derrelle Ra Jr., 28, May 29, 2020, multiple stab wounds
■ Luis Garcia Palacio, 41, July 28, 2020, blunt impact injuries of the head
■ Juan Arguello-Revelles, 38, May 7, 2021, homicide. Cause not reported.
Valdosta State Prison
■ Prince Leonard Blige, 54, Feb. 12, 2020, homicide. Cause not reported.
■ Orvonta Tilman, 36, June 16, 2020, homicide. Cause not reported.
■ Bobby Carpenter, 31, Sept. 9, 2020, stab wound to chest
Ware State Prison
■ Robert Lee Wilson III, 31, July 17, 2020, multiple stab wounds
■ Christopher Arnett Rawls, 32, Sept. 5, 2020, strangulation
■ Christopher Gresham, 39, Sept. 29, 2021, homicide. Cause not reported.