GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - Officials in North Carolina say an inmate at the Guilford County jail in High Point has died after being found unresponsive in his cell.
Sheriff Danny Rogers said in a news release that Herbert Junior Wilson, 58, of High Point, apparently hanged himself in his cell Friday. He said Wilson died at Wake Forest Baptist Health High Point Medical Center Saturday.
The Winston-Salem Journal reports that Wilson was arrested by High Point police shortly after 12:30 a.m. on Friday and charged with attempted first-degree arson and domestic trespass.
He was brought before a magistrate for his initial appearance, then committed to the custody of the sheriff’s office on a domestic hold with no bond.
Rogers said in the release that detention staff booked and evaluated Mr. Wilson in accordance with required procedures, gave him breakfast and placed him in a cell by himself at approximately 5:30 a.m..
Shortly before 7 a.m., detention officers observed that Wilson had attempted suicide by hanging, the release states.
Wilson was taken by ambulance to the hospital, where he remained on life support before being pronounced dead at approximately 3:45 p.m. Saturday.
The incident is under investigation.
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