CHARLOTTE — A 55-year-old inmate, Emerson Healy, at the Mecklenburg County Jail died Tuesday at Atrium Health one hour after being found unresponsive in his cell, the sheriff stated in a news release.
“We are devastated by the loss of Mr. Healy,” Sheriff Garry McFadden said. “Anyone who enters our facility is a part of our detention center community, and I am deeply saddened. Our condolences are with his family at this time.”
The State Bureau of Investigation will conduct an investigation.
Healy was placed into custody on Monday at the Mecklenburg County Detention Center-Central.
The medical examiner is working on determining a a cause of death.
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