A man identified as Perez Denis Martinez from Atlanta died while in custody at the Clayton County Jail after a series of medical incidents in early June 2024. He had been booked on June 1 on a charge of aggravated animal cruelty and was held on a $4,000 bond. Over several days he fainted multiple times, striking his head on at least two occasions; after the first fainting incident he was examined and cleared to return to his cell, and after a later loss of consciousness he was kept overnight in the jail infirmary.

During a routine headcount the day after the infirmary observation he was found to have fallen again and was taken to Southern Regional Hospital, where he died. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation and the Clayton County Medical Examiner’s Office are investigating; the sheriff’s office reported no signs of foul play and an autopsy was planned to establish the official cause and manner of death. Does anyone have information about Martinez’s custody medical care or the events at the jail that week?