Raleigh, North Carolina
June 19, 2013
Agencies: Wake County Detention Center North Carolina | Wake County Sheriff's Office North Carolina
Cause of death: Beating
Last updated: almost 6 years ago
A detention officer charged with voluntary manslaughter after the death of an inmate at the Wake County Detention Center this summer threatened the prisoner before the assault, a witness testified in the case Tuesday.
Council, a detention officer at the jail since 2009, was indicted in August and is on trial this week. He has been suspended from his job indefinitely without pay.
December 2013 Officer found guilty
May 2015 Lawsuit filed