Johnny A. Church
Johnny A. Church died on September 11, 2026, while held at Granville Correctional Institution in Butner, North Carolina. The prison said officers found him unresponsive in his cell around 10:50 a.m., and he was pronounced dead shortly after. Granville Correctional Institution described the death as a potential suicide. The State Bureau of Investigation has been notified and is investigating, and the state Department of Correction will conduct an internal investigation.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Granville Correctional Institution says he was found unresponsive in his cell and that a potential suicide is under investigation by the State Bureau of Investigation.
Reported by: Granville Correctional Institution (the agency that held him); State Bureau of Investigation (outside investigators).