Michael Anthony Kerr
Michael Anthony Kerr, who had schizoaffective disorder, died on March 12, 2014, while being transferred from Alexander Correctional Institution in Taylorsville, North Carolina, to Central Prison in Raleigh, dying in the back of a van. The state medical examiner found that he died of dehydration, and the manner of death was left undetermined. Reports say he had been kept handcuffed for about five days in a segregation cell before the transfer, and that this treatment is now the subject of an internal investigation, a federal grand jury inquiry, and an administrative hearing over a fired captain's dismissal.
Cause of death, as reported: Died from neglect by staff. The state medical examiner found he died of dehydration after about five days kept handcuffed in a segregation cell, and an internal investigation is examining the conditions of his confinement.
Reported by: state medical examiner.