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Timothy Norris Cox

50 years old · died May 26, 2022 · Surry County Detention Center, Surry County, North Carolina

Timothy Norris Cox, 50, died on May 26, 2022, while held at the Surry County Sheriff's Office Detention Center in Surry County, North Carolina. The sheriff's office said Timothy Norris Cox had a medical emergency and that EMS pronounced the death at the scene. The sheriff's office notified the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation and the state Jail Inspector's Office, and the SBI is investigating the death.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. The Surry County Sheriff's Office says Cox had a medical emergency, and the NC SBI is investigating the death.

Reported by: Surry County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held them). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held them.

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