Andrew James Ellis
Andrew James Ellis, 37, died on April 19, 2018, while held at the Columbus County Detention Center in North Carolina. The Columbus County Sheriff's Office said he was found unconscious and unresponsive inside the facility early that morning and that he was pronounced dead at Columbus Regional Healthcare System. Officials describe the death as an apparent suicide, with the cause pending an autopsy, and the sheriff's office and the State Bureau of Investigation are investigating.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Columbus County Sheriff's Office spokesperson called the death an apparent suicide, with the cause pending an autopsy report while the SBI investigates.
Reported by: Columbus County Sheriff's Office spokesperson (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.