Died in jail or a lockup
Jesse Davis
Jesse Davis, 27, died on May 3, 2002, in a fire at the Mitchell County jail in Bakersville, North Carolina, where he was being held. Eight men died in the fire, and Sheriff Ken Fox said they died of smoke inhalation. Sources report that seven of the men were trapped in an upstairs cell. The cause of the fire had not been determined as of the reports.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. Mitchell County Sheriff Ken Fox said the men died of smoke inhalation, and the cause of the fire had not been determined.
Reported by: Mitchell County Sheriff Ken Fox (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.