Glenn Witte Stickler
Glenn Witte Stickler, 66, died on January 10, 2021, in his bunk at Johnston Correctional Institution in Johnston County, North Carolina, after another person held there found him. An autopsy ruled the death accidental, and toxicology detected a synthetic cannabinoid. In 2022, District Attorney Susan I. Doyle reviewed the State Bureau of Investigation report and declined to file charges, saying video evidence corroborated accounts of what happened in the cell.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. The autopsy ruled the death accidental and toxicology detected a synthetic cannabinoid, and District Attorney Susan I. Doyle said video corroborated accounts that he had been smoking the substance and was given a lit piece of toilet paper.
Reported by: Autopsy (medical examiner or coroner); State Bureau of Investigation (outside investigators); District Attorney Susan I. Doyle.