PRESS RELEASE: Burke County Sheriff’s Office (07/18/2025)
On July 17, 2025, an inmate at the Burke County Jail collapsed while undergoing a medical evaluation. Detention staff and medical staff responded immediately with life-saving measures and requested assistance from Burke County EMS, who responded to the scene. Despite the efforts of both jail staff
and EMS personnel, the inmate was pronounced dead.
The Burke County Sheriff’s Office has requested that the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) conduct an investigation. The Sheriff’s Office has also reported the death to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, as required by state law.