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Quintonio Jacquezze Willis
Gender : Male
Age : 34
Race : Black
Date : 05/16/2023
Location : 258 West Highland Avenue
City : Garner
County : Surry
State : North Carolina
Agency : Surry County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Medical emergency
Event : Died from overdose while under arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Surry County deputies executed a search warrant in Elkin at 258 West Highland Avenue with assistance by Elkin Police Department, Pilot Mountain Police Department, and the Wilkes County Sheriff’s Office involving narcotics. Law enforcement used a taser to subdue Quintonio Willis and were able to recover an amount of narcotics that Wilis swallowed. Twenty-three minutes later, according to the press release, Willis entered some form of medical distress that was noticed by law enforcement on scene. He died of a drug overdose. No officers were charged.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.elkintribune.com/news/42340/person-dies-in-sheriffs-office-custody
