TCSO & GBI Investigate Death in Tift County

Ty Ty, GA - On Sunday, May 17, 2020, the Tift County Sheriff's Office requested the GBI to assist in a death investigation.

On the evening of Sunday, May 17, 2020, the Tift County Sheriff's Office responded to a report of a deceased person in the 100 block of Ty Ty Sycamore Road, Ty Ty, GA. Upon arrival, responding deputies discovered the body of Dexter Bernard Patterson, 49, of Ty Ty. Patterson was pronounced dead at the scene. An autopsy will be performed on Patterson at the GBI Crime Lab in Macon.