Kenneth Locklear
Kenneth Locklear, 55, died at the Robeson County Detention Center early on April 18, 2025. The Robeson County Sheriff's Office said detention staff responded to a medical emergency, and that EMS was called before he was pronounced dead. The sheriff's office has asked the State Bureau of Investigation to conduct an independent investigation, and an autopsy by the state Medical Examiner's Office is pending to determine the cause of death.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined
Reported by: Robeson County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him); Robeson County Sheriff Burnis Wilkins (the agency that held him); North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (outside investigators); state Medical Examiner's Office (medical examiner or coroner).