Teddy Justin Rathbone
Teddy Justin Rathbone, 35, was held at the Burke County Jail in North Carolina. On January 18, 2026, another person held there alerted officers to him in his cell, and Burke County EMS took him to a medical facility. He died there on February 11, several weeks later. The sheriff's office has not released a cause of death and has asked the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation to conduct an independent investigation, which is ongoing.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. The Burke County Sheriff's Office asked the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation to conduct an independent investigation, which is ongoing, and the cause of the medical emergency has not been released.
Reported by: Burke County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him); North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (outside investigators).