Name not reported
A man died at a hospital after Wilkesboro police detained him in a patrol vehicle during a traffic stop at a rest area. The Wilkesboro Police Department said he began having a medical episode in the patrol car and was taken by EMS to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The State Bureau of Investigation and a separate internal police review are underway, and his name had not been released at the time of reporting.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. Wilkesboro police say he began a medical episode in the patrol car, and the State Bureau of Investigation and an internal police review are underway.
Reported by: Wilkesboro Police Department (the agency that held him); State Bureau of Investigation (outside investigators).