Andrew Hodge
Andrew Hodge was found unresponsive in his cell at the Rutherford County Detention Facility in North Carolina just before 5 a.m. on January 12, 2022, and EMS pronounced him dead. Sheriff Chris Francis asked the State Bureau of Investigation to investigate. A News & Observer report from May 2023, citing State DHHS records, says staff missed 10 checks on Hodge in the 20 hours before he died and attributes his death to a fentanyl overdose. The same report says four other people held at the jail were treated for suspected overdoses the day before, and the source of the drugs remains under investigation.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose (neglect alleged). A news account says he died of a fentanyl overdose, and state DHHS records show staff missed 10 required checks on him in the 20 hours before he died.
Reported by: news accounts citing State DHHS records (reporters).