Died in jail or a lockup
Joshua Shane Long
Joshua Shane Long, 31, died on July 11, 2018, while held at the Cherokee County Jail in Cherokee County, North Carolina. A news report lists medical neglect as the cause of death, a claim attributed to that report rather than established by an official finding. Officials' own account of the death and of the medical care provided has not been recorded in this source.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined (neglect alleged). A news report lists the cause as medical neglect but gives no details of the care that was missing.
Reported by: news report.