RALEIGH
May 1, 2016
Inmate Lori Pote #1459850 was reportedly found ill in her bed at approximately 2:30 this morning at North Carolina Correctional Institution for Women. Pote was transported to a local hospital where she was later declared dead, the result of an apparent suicide.
The State Capitol Police Department is investigating the death.
Pote, 52, was serving 24 years for multiple counts of embezzlement. She has been in prison since April 2015.
Media inquiries should be addressed to Pamela.Walker@ncdps.gov.
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