Stephen Hunt
Stephen Hunt, 28, of Lumberton, was found dead in his single-person cell at the Robeson County Detention Center on March 10, 2021, four days after he was processed into the facility on March 4. An autopsy and toxicology report attributed his death to a fentanyl overdose, according to the Robeson County Sheriff's Office. The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation investigated, and in November 2022 two former detention center officers were charged with misdemeanor failure to discharge duties; the sources say they had resigned before being charged. The charge concerns their duties to monitor people held at the facility under state requirements.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose (neglect alleged). The autopsy and toxicology report attributed his death to a fentanyl overdose, and the State Bureau of Investigation found two former detention officers violated state monitoring requirements, later charging them with failure to discharge duties.
Reported by: Robeson County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him); autopsy and toxicology report; North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (outside investigators).