Christopher Atkins
Christopher Atkins died on March 10, 2026, after being held at the Gaston County Jail in North Carolina for eight days. The sheriff's office said he was taken to a hospital after a medical event that morning and died less than an hour later, and it said no foul play was suspected. His family says he died of a heart attack, while a hospital report cited by WSOC TV says he overdosed on carfentanil the day before his death. The family wants to know how drugs got into the jail, and the State Bureau of Investigation is looking into the death.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose (disputed). His family says he died of a heart attack, while a hospital report says he overdosed on carfentanil, and the medical examiner has not yet ruled.
Reported by: his family; hospital report.