Offender Christian Rodriguez (#1289662) died Thursday morning at Pasquotank Correctional Institution after an apparent suicide. He was found unresponsive in his cell at 1:09 a.m. Prison medical staff and local paramedics responded and performed life-saving measures in attempts to resuscitate the offender. He was pronounced dead by the local EMS at approximately 1:40 a.m. at the facility. DPS officials and local law enforcement are investigating the incident.
Rodriguez, 25, was convicted as a sex offender for Failure to Notify Change of Address in Davidson County in 2013. He was scheduled to be released in March 2021.
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