Crime & Safety
Inmate Found Dead at Jail
Jail staff found Robin Tracy Harrington unresponsive in his cell at 10:30 p.m. Sunday and began CPR on him.
An inmate at the Cobb County Adult Detention Facility has died and the case is being investigated.
Jail staff found Robin Tracy Harrington unresponsive in his cell at 10:30 p.m. Sunday and began CPR on him, according to WSB-TV
Harrington was taken to where he was pronounced dead at about 11:30 p.m.
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At this point it is unclear what caused Harrington's death, but officials said there is no indication of foul play.
The Sheriff's Office Inspectional Services Division, with assistance from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and Cobb County Medical Examiner's Office, is conducting an investigation.
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Harrington was serving three life sentences for a rape at the Woodhollow Apartment complex on Powers Ferry Road in 2003.
At the time of the crime, Harrington was a door-to-door salesman, police said. officials said he may have used his employment as a ruse to get to victims.
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