TELFAIR COUNTY, Ga. — An inmate at Telfair State Prison is dead after a fight with another inmate on Friday night.
A release from the Georgia Department of Corrections says special agents believe Marcus Pearson died from the injuries he sustained after an altercation with another inmate.
Pearson was pronounced dead by a Telfair County coroner at the prison around 8:15 p.m., according to the release.
Georgia Department of Corrections is investigating the death in conjunction with the GBI as a suspected homicide.
Pearson was sentenced to serve 20 years in 2008 in Bibb County for armed robbery.
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