Winder Man who Died in Walton County Custody was being Held on Probation Violation out of Barrow

Update to original report

Update from GBI ASAC Jesse Maddox at 9:15 a.m. Dec. 4, 2013: 

On December 28, 2012, GBI Athens was requested to investigate a death of an inmate at the Walton County Jail.  ROBERT JASON HELTON, 39, of Winder, GA was pronounced dead at Clearview Regional Hospital in Monroe, GA.  HELTON was in custody for probation violation out of Barrow County.  The investigation will be pending the outcome of an autopsy that will be conducted at the GBI Crime Lab.  As of January 4, 2013, this investigation is pending further results from the GBI Crime Lab.

Original report: GBI Investigating Death of Barrow County Resident While in Walton County Sheriff's Office Custody

Officials with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation have confirmed the agency is investigating the death of a Winder resident while in the custody of the Walton County Sheriff’s Office.

According to GBI Assistant Special Agent in Charge Jesse Maddox, Robert Jason Helton, 39, died Friday, Dec. 28, 2012. A spokesperson with WCSO confirmed that Helton was being held in the Walton County Jail on charges in another county and was transported to Clearview Regional Medical Center before the other agency came to pick him up. 

According to his obituary on the Carter Funeral Home website, Helton, who was born in Athens, leaves behind his parents and three sons.

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