Chattooga County Sheriff Mark Schrader says that a sixty-one-year-old Cloudland man passed away while in custody at the Chattooga County Jail on Sunday night.

Sheriff Schrader told WZQZ News that William Kenneth “Butch” Parker had been arrested on a public intoxication charge and an outstanding bench warrant.  He was being held in the medical observation cell which is equipped with cameras.

The sheriff said that Mr. Parker passed away around 11:20 on Sunday night.

The sheriff said that every indication is that Parker passed away due to natural causes.  As is protocol, the sheriff has asked the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to investigate Mr. Parker’s death.  The sheriff said that he has turned over the video footage from the Chattooga County Jail to the GBI.

From AM 1180