Timothy Norris Cox
Timothy Norris Cox, 50, died on September 21, 2023, at the Surry County Detention Center in North Carolina, where he was held before trial. Detention staff found him in distress in the early morning, and the Surry County Sheriff, Steve C. Hiatt, said in a report filed with the state Jail Inspector's Office that he had a medical emergency. The sheriff's office said staff gave emergency care until EMS arrived, but he was pronounced dead at the scene. The report lists the preliminary cause as natural, with autopsy and toxicology results pending, and the State Bureau of Investigation is investigating. The same report says nearly four hours passed between the last supervision round and when he was found.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (neglect alleged). Sheriff Steve C. Hiatt's report says Cox had a medical emergency with a preliminary natural cause, but also says nearly four hours passed between the last supervision round and when staff found him.
Reported by: Sheriff Steve C. Hiatt, Surry County Sheriff's Office (Report of Inmate Death) (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.