Died in jail or a lockup
Mark Thomas
Mark Thomas, 20, was one of eight men who died when a fire broke out at the Mitchell County jail in Bakersville, North Carolina, on May 3, 2002. Mitchell County Sheriff Ken Fox said he died of smoke inhalation. Reports said he was in a ground-floor holding area rather than an upstairs cell. The cause of the fire had not been determined, and the manner of death was still listed as pending in the reports.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. Sheriff Ken Fox said the men died of smoke inhalation in a fire at the jail, and the cause of the fire had not been determined.
Reported by: Mitchell County Sheriff Ken Fox (the agency that held him); news reports of the fire.