Deaths in Custody
Died in prison

Lanson Paul Stalf

46 years old · died September 12, 2022 · Alexander Correctional Institution, Alexander County, North Carolina

Lanson Paul Stalf, 46, died on September 12, 2022, at Alexander Correctional Institution in Taylorsville, North Carolina, a state prison where he was held. The North Carolina Department of Public Safety said he was found unresponsive in his cell on the afternoon of a Monday and that prison staff gave lifesaving measures before EMS pronounced him dead shortly after. The department said the death appears to be a suicide and that law enforcement and the department's own review are investigating.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The North Carolina Department of Public Safety says the death appears to be a suicide.

Reported by: North Carolina Department of Public Safety (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

News report