
Buncombe County Sheriff: Inmate dies after apparent suicide attempt
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Authorities in North Carolina say an inmate has died after injuring himself in an apparent suicide attempt.
Citing a Buncombe County sheriffโs statement, The Asheville Citizen-Times reports 45-year-old Eric Grogan died Sunday. The statement says Grogan โinjured himselfโ Friday and was immediately treated and hospitalized, but later succumbed to his wounds.
Sheriffโs spokesman Aaron Sarver declined to detail the nature of Groganโs wounds, citing medical confidentiality. He says the Buncombe County Detention Facility inmate was not on suicide watch at the time. An investigation into the death is ongoing. The cause of death is pending an autopsy set for Wednesday.
Sarver says Grogan was wanted on a fugitive warrant out of Georgia when he was apprehended by Asheville police last month. The underlying charges werenโt immediately available.
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Information from: The Asheville Citizen-Times, http://www.citizen-times.com