Feds Probe Hanging In Georgia, Claims Black Man Lynched Over Murder Of White Woman Questioning By Police, Raised

Roosevelt Champion III, a black man, was found hanging from a tree in Georgia. Local authorities have stated that Champion’s death was a suicide, but now the feds have launched a probe into the hanging.

The Georgia man found hanging from a tree was found by a passerby. Roosevelt Champion III, 43, lives in Greensboro. The town is located approximately 80 miles east of Atlanta. Champion’s feet were touching the ground and his knees were buckled, according to Joe Wooten, the speical agent in charge of hanging probe by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. Click here to read more about the feds probing hanging of black man in Georgia.