Mark Avery Martin
Mark Avery Martin, 39, died on July 7, 2025, while held at the Rockingham County Detention Center in Reidsville, North Carolina. Staff found him unresponsive during meal time, and emergency personnel could not save him. The State Bureau of Investigation and the sheriff's office have listed an overdose as the cause, and court records say he took fentanyl from two other men held in the facility, who have been charged in connection with his death. The State Bureau of Investigation was notified to investigate the death.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. The State Bureau of Investigation and court records say he died after taking fentanyl from two fellow detainees, who have been charged.
Reported by: North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (outside investigators); Rockingham County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him); court records.
News reports (4)
- Inmate dies in Rockingham County Detention Center, sheriff's office says
- Inmate found dead in Rockingham jail on Monday. Jail is site of 12 deaths since 2021.
- 2 inmates charged after another inmate dies in North Carolina jail
- Rockingham County inmates charged in detention center overdose death, officials say