CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office and the State Bureau of Investigations are investigating the death of an inmate Sunday morning.
Deputies said 51-year-old Michael Mangan was found unresponsive in his cell at the detention center in uptown just after 5:30 a.m.
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He was not placed in general housing yet because all non-symptomatic residents are placed in a different area for five days before they are reassigned, which is standard protocol.
Staff and first responders performed CPR on Mangan, but he died just before 6:30 a.m.
Authorities said Mangan was brought to the detention center on Friday and did not show any symptoms of COVID-19.
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“We are devastated by the loss of Mr. Mangan,” Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden said. “Anyone who enters our facility is a part of our detention community and I am deeply saddened. Our condolences are with his family.”
Officials said the SBI will continue to investigate while the medical examiner determines the exact cause of death.