Wake County jail recorded three in-custody deaths within one month. Sheriff's Office and State Bureau of Investigation opened separate probes into each death. Medical Examiner will determine causes ...

Blair Medford was beginning his sixth month locked inside the Wake County Public Safety Center when he blocked the view into his cell with a jumpsuit. Over the next two hours, detention officers ...

A Wake County jail officer was injured in an alleged assault Monday night. Four inmates have been charged in the attack that happened around 11 p.m. in the officer’s station, according to a Wake ...

Two 18-year-old Raleigh men, Britton Thomas Jr. and Adrian Williams, face charges after a chase on May 11 injured a Wake County sheriff's deputy. The Wake County Sheriff’s Office has arrested two ...

James Blair Medford III died by suicide after blocking the view into his cell at the Wake County Public Safety Center on Feb. 29, 2024. family photo Blair Medford was beginning his sixth month locked ...

A Wake County inmate died early Monday morning after a "medical emergency," the Sheriff's Office said. Detention officers noticed that Orin Gist, 62, was suffering from an unidentified medical ...