From the desk of Sheriff Bryson Meyers:
On September 3, 2026, around 9:30 am, correctional staff with the Garrett County Detention Center located inmate Vernon Reed Platter, 69 years old, Mountain Lake Park, unresponsive in his cell. Staff immediately began CPR and contacted 911. Southern Garrett Rescue responded where life saving measures continued. Platter was pronounced deceased by emergency medical service personnel and was transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for an autopsy.
The death appears to be from natural causes, and an investigation is being conducted by the Maryland State Police, and the Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division.