Mark Martin
Mark Avery Martin, 39, died on July 7, 2025, while held at the Rockingham County Detention Center in Rockingham County, North Carolina. Detention staff found him unresponsive in his one-person cell, and emergency personnel were unable to save him. The Rockingham County Sheriff's Office and the State Bureau of Investigation, which is investigating, have said the death was an overdose from fentanyl, and court records say he took the fentanyl from two other people held at the jail.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. The State Bureau of Investigation, the sheriff's office and court records say he died after taking fentanyl from two fellow detainees.
Reported by: North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (outside investigators); Rockingham County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him); court records.
Sources (5)
- Inmate dies in Rockingham County Detention Center, sheriff's office says
- SBI investigates death of 39-year-old inmate in Rockingham County
- 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