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Herman Eugene Williams

41 years old · died August 31, 2025 · Alexander County Law Enforcement Center, Alexander County, North Carolina

Herman Eugene Williams, 41, died on August 31, 2025, while held at the Alexander County Detention Center in Alexander County, North Carolina. The Alexander County Sheriff's Office announced the death and said the State Bureau of Investigation had been asked to investigate. The sheriff's office has not yet given a cause or manner of death, which it lists as pending.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: Alexander County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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