William Rhinesmith
William Rhinesmith, 47, died at the Mecklenburg County Detention Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, on April 19, 2022. The Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office said he was found in his cell shortly before 5 p.m. and was pronounced dead at a hospital. The sheriff's office said preliminary reports point to apparent suicide and no signs of foul play. The State Bureau of Investigation is investigating, and the medical examiner will determine the official cause of death.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office says preliminary reports point to apparent suicide and no signs of foul play, and the State Bureau of Investigation will investigate while the medical examiner determines the official cause.
Reported by: Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.