Sheriff's Office investigating death in Mecklenburg County jail

WFAE | By Woody Cain

Published August 7, 2025 at 11:21 AM EDT

The Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a 38-year-old, Latino male resident in custody at the Mecklenburg County Detention Center.

In a press release, the Sheriff’s Office says at 12:06 p.m. Wednesday, the man was found unresponsive at the Detention Center. He was pronounced deceased at 12:44 p.m. The sheriff’s office says more details will be released once next of kin has been notified.

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Woody is a Charlotte native who came to WFAE from the world of NASCAR where he was host of NASCAR Today for MRN Radio as well as a pit reporter, turn announcer and host of the NASCAR Live pre race show for Cup Series races. Before that, he was a news anchor at WBT radio in Charlotte, a traffic reporter, editor of The Charlotte Observer’s University City Magazine, News/Sports Director at WEGO-AM in Concord and a Swiss Army knife in local cable television. His first job after graduating from Appalachian State University was news reporter at The Daily Independent in Kannapolis. Along the way he’s covered everything from murder trials and a national political convention to high school sports and minor league baseball.

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