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State inmate dies after being found unresponsive at George County facility

Jon Myers
State inmate dies after being found unresponsive at George County facility

A state inmate died Sunday morning after being found unresponsive at the George County Regional Correctional Facility, the George County Sheriff’s Office said.

The inmate was identified as 69-year-old Robert O. Pugh. Correctional facility staff reported Pugh was found unresponsive at approximately 7:55 a.m., and life-saving measures began in less than one minute, the sheriff’s office said.

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Jon Ross Myers founded Mississippi News Group in 2013. Before founding the organization, he worked at The Daily Mississippian, The Marion Salute and The Southern Sentinel. A Mississippi journalist and writer based in Ripley, he received second place in poetry in the 2025 William Faulkner Literary Competition for "The Garden."