Published 12:03 pm Tuesday, August 18, 2026 A 34-year-old state inmate at Riverbend Correctional Facility was discovered deceased in his cell on Monday, Aug. 10, The Union-Recorder has learned. The prison is located in Baldwin County. Baldwin County Coroner Steve Chapple identified the man as Marquavious Knox. Chapple said Knox was pronounced dead at 7:45 p.m. The coroner said he did not see any visible signs of injury on the outside of the body. Knox’s body has since been taken to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Crime Laboratory in Dry Branch, where an autopsy was performed to determine the exact cause and manner of death. “Right now, we’re still awaiting a preliminary finding to be released to find out what happened to him,” Chapple said. Joan Heath, director of communications with the Georgia Department of Corrections, told the newspaper that foul play was not suspected in Knox’s death. Heath said the cause of death remains undetermined. The inmate’s death remains under investigation by agents with the Georgia Department of Corrections Professional Standards, a standard procedure, Heath said. Knox was serving a 25-year sentence after being convicted of voluntary manslaughter out of Athens-Clarke County. He had a maximum release date of 2047.
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