Robbery Suspect Found Dead In Hot Tub
Posted: 10:19 am EST January 11, 2011Updated: 10:56 am EST January 11, 2011
ATHENS, Ga. -- A robbery suspect was found dead in a hotel room hot tub, Athens-Clarke County police said.An Athens Walgreens Store on Hawthorne Avenue was robbed at 4:37 p.m. Monday, police said. They said the robber stole oxycodone from the store’s pharmacy. Officers reviewed surveillance of the robbery and identified the suspect as 41-year-old Doyle Thomas Brittain, of Athens.Two hours later, the police department was alerted of an unresponsive man at a Comfort Inn and Suites on Old Epps Road. When officers arrived, Brittain was lying face-down in a hot tub, police said. They said crews tried to revive him, but he was pronounced dead at Athens Regional Medical Center shortly after.Police said there is no evidence of foul play, but an upcoming autopsy will determine the exact cause of death.The stolen medication was recovered at the scene, police said.
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