Grover Cleveland Jackson III
Grover Cleveland Jackson III, 57, died on September 2, 2019, at the Craven County jail in North Carolina. Deputies said another person held at the jail assaulted him in his cell. A state investigation found that detention officers logged far fewer of the required checks in the hours before he was found in distress. The cause and circumstances of his death remain a matter of dispute between the sheriff's office and the investigators' findings.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody (neglect alleged). Deputies say another person held at the Craven County jail assaulted him in his cell, and a state investigation found detention officers logged far fewer required checks in the hours before he was found in distress.
Reported by: Craven County deputies (the agency that held him); state investigators.