Deaths in Custody
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Chad Mackenzie

36 years old · died April 3, 2025 · Nash County Detention Facility, Nash County, North Carolina

Chad Mackenzie, 36, died on April 3, 2025, while held at the Nash County Detention facility in Nash County, North Carolina. The Nash County Sheriff's Office said deputies found him unresponsive in his cell and described the death as an apparent hanging. The State Bureau of Investigation and the Medical Examiner are investigating, and the manner of death is listed as pending.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. The Nash County Sheriff's Office describes the death as an apparent hanging, and the SBI and the medical examiner are investigating it.

Reported by: Nash County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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