Died in jail or a lockup
Donnie Matthews
Donnie Matthews died on May 8, 2021, at the Surry County Sheriff's Office Detention Center in North Carolina. The sheriff's office said he killed himself with his bed linens within the single cell block. The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation has opened an investigation into his death.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Surry County Sheriff's Office says Donnie Matthews killed himself with his bed linens in his single cell block, and the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation has opened an investigation.
Reported by: Surry County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him); North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (outside investigators).