Deaths in Custody
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Stephanie Grant

39 years old · died August 5, 2026 · High Point Detention Center, Guilford County, North Carolina

Stephanie Grant, 39, was held at the High Point Detention Center in Guilford County, where detention staff found her in medical distress in her cell on August 4, 2026. Medical staff treated her and EMS was called; she was taken to a hospital and died there on August 5. The Guilford County Sheriff's Office said its Major Crimes Investigative Unit and the North Carolina Office of the Chief Medical Examiner are investigating, and the cause and manner of her death have not been determined.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: Guilford County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held her); North Carolina Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (medical examiner or coroner).

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