Charles Rogers
Charles Rogers, 75, was held at Maury Correctional Institution in Hookerton, North Carolina. On Thursday, April 2, 2020, he was stabbed with a homemade weapon in a housing unit by another person held there, according to the prison's account. He was pronounced dead shortly after 4:45 p.m. Local law enforcement and the state Department of Public Safety are investigating, and the department has opened an internal review.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. Prison officials say another prisoner stabbed him with a homemade weapon in a housing unit, and facility medical staff performed life-saving procedures before he was pronounced dead.
Reported by: North Carolina Department of Adult Correction (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.