Allison Grace Rice
Allison Grace Rice, 22, of Mooresville, died after she and another woman showed signs of overdose at the Iredell County jail on January 20, 2026. She was taken to hospital, spent about a week in intensive care, and was pronounced dead there. The Iredell County Sheriff's Office said detectives traced the drugs to a substance it said was smuggled into the jail and distributed among people held there, and that several people have been named as suspects. The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation was asked to conduct an independent investigation.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. The Iredell County Sheriff's Office says Allison Grace Rice died of a drug overdose from a substance allegedly smuggled into the jail and distributed among inmates, and the State Bureau of Investigation was asked to conduct an independent investigation.
Reported by: Iredell County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held her); North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (outside investigators).