COBB COUNTY, Ga. — The Cobb County Sheriff’s Office said it has asked the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to look into the death of an inmate at the Cobb County Adult Detention Center.

The sheriff’s office said Raymond Marti, 60, appeared to have a seizure on Sunday and was taken to Wellstar Kennestone Hospital where he later died.

“The Cobb Sheriff’s Criminal Investigations Division is actively investigating the incident to ascertain the exact circumstances surrounding his death,” the sheriff’s office said in a statement. “Sheriff Craig Owens extends his condolences to Mr. Marti’s family and loved ones.”

The Cobb County Medical Examiner will perform an autopsy on Marti to figure out his cause of death.

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