Died in jail or a lockup
Archie McNeilly Jr.
Archie McNeilly died on May 12, 2015, while held at the Cleveland County jail in North Carolina. A state list of jail deaths records the cause as natural causes, and the News & Observer reported that he died of renal failure. In 2019, Cleveland County paid $303,000 to settle a lawsuit over his death.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services lists his death as natural causes, and a record gives his cause of death as renal failure, with Cleveland County paying $303,000 in 2019 to settle a lawsuit over his death.
Reported by: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.
Lawsuit: Cleveland County settled a lawsuit over Archie McNeilly's death for $303,000 in 2019.