U.S. Army veteran dies after spending nearly six weeks in DeKalb County jail, family says WSB-TV Channel 2 [Video]

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — A mother is demanding answers after her son, a U.S. Army veteran, died while in custody of the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office last week.

Christon Collins, 27, died on March 15 in the hospital.

The sheriff’s office said in a statement that he experienced a medical emergency in his jail cell on March 13.

Deputies said an on-site medical team responded and rendered emergency services until paramedics arrived and took Collins to a local hospital.

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His mother, Jonia Milburn, told Channel 2′s Courtney Francisco that she rushed to the metro from Houston when deputies called her.

“There’s many answers that I want.  I have no idea what happened. All I know is I got a call. I got here. My son was on maximum life support, and we had to make a decision,” said Milburn.

She said deputies initially allowed her, Collins’ father and one of …