According to an official press release from the Leon County Sheriff’s Office, George Everette Clinton, Jr. was found dead in his Halstead Boulevard apartment in Tallahassee, Florida February 1, 2010. Clinton is the son of Parliament and Funkadelic mastermind George Clinton, who was in attendance at the 52nd GRAMMY Awards the night before in Los Angeles. Clinton Sr. owned a recording studio in Tallahassee where Clinton Jr. worked.
WCTV in Tallahassee reports that officers were notified by telephone that there was a body at Plantations at Pine Lake. From WCTV:
The resident hadn’t been seen in a few days, so management ordered maintenance to do a welfare check.
The man’s body was found lying on the living room floor and Leon County Sheriff’s Officers says they do believe that it is the body of George Clinton, Junior.
Right now, foul play is not suspected.
George E. Clinton, Jr. was 50 years old and is survived by daughter Shonda Clinton, a musician who performs under the name Sativa.
Here is the complete official press release issued by the Leon County Sheriff’s Office followed by a full transcription. Click image for a larger, more legible photo.
Today at approximately 12:30pm, Leon County Sheriff’s Deputies were called to Plantation at Pine Lake Apartments located at 1833 Halstead Boulevard to conduct an investigation into the discovery of a dead body. A maintenance worker checking on the welfare of a resident discovered the deceased inside apartment 807 and called the Sheriff’s Office. Detectives responded to the apartment and conducted a death investigation. It appeared the deceased had been dead for several days. No signs of foul play were found during the investigation and Detectives identified the deceased as George E. Clinton Jr. (DOB: 11/29/1959). The Medical Examiner’s Office was notified of the on-scene investigative findings and will conduct a visual inspection of the deceased. Once the Medical Examiner’s Office has completed the visual inspection, the body will be released to family members for burial.
The Leon County Sheriff’s Office investigation will be concluded once the Medical Examiner has released the body to family members. It should be noted that the Leon County Sheriff’s Office is not aware of the burial plans or arrangements for Clinton Jr., and will be referring inquires of this nature to the family of the deceased.
I attempted to find a photo of George Clinton, Jr. without any luck. If anyone has a photo and would like to share it please let us know. Our condolences go out to George, Sr., Shonda and the rest of the Clinton and P-Funk Family. I encourage everyone to post their sympathies on George’s official Facebook wall HERE.
