Inmate death under investigation at Maury CI

Beverly Eaves Perdue Governor		Alvin W. Keller Jr. Secretary
North Carolina Department of Correction

For Release:	Contact: Keith Acree
Date: Sept. 7, 2010	Phone: 919 -716-3700

Inmate death under investigation at Maury Correctional Institution

MAURY - Prison staff members found inmate Charles Branch (#0042544) unresponsive in his cell at Maury Correctional Institution early Monday morning. Paramedics responded and transported Branch to Pitt County Memorial Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 6:27 a.m.

Branch, 40, was serving 8-to-11 years for convictions in Johnston County as a habitual felon and for driving while intoxicated.

The State Bureau of Investigation has been on site since Monday, investigating this suspicious death.

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North Carolina Department of Correction
Public Information Office 4202 Mail Service Center Raleigh NC 27699-4202
Phone (919) 716-3700 Fax: (919) 716-3795 www.doc.state.nc.us