Charles Rogers
Charles Rogers, 75, was held at Maury Correctional Institution in Hookerton, Greene County, North Carolina. On Thursday, April 2, 2020, he was stabbed with a homemade weapon by another prisoner in a housing unit, according to officials. He was pronounced dead shortly after 4:45 p.m. Local law enforcement and the Department of Public Safety are investigating, and the department has opened an internal review. The housing unit was placed on lockdown.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. Officials said another prisoner stabbed him with a homemade weapon in a housing unit at Maury Correctional Institution, and the Department of Public Safety is investigating.
Reported by: Maury Correctional Institution and the Department of Public Safety (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.