PASQUOTANK COUNTY, N.C. - The Pasquotank County Sheriff's Office has reported the cause of death of an inmate.
24-year-old William Adam Seagle's autopsy report revealed that his cause of death was combined fentanyl/methadone toxicity.
On Friday, June 24 around 10:30 p.m., The Pasquotank County Sheriff’s Office responded to Albemarle District Jail in reference to a call for EMS assistance for an inmate that was not breathing.
Seagle had been in ADJ for two days for Failure to Appear on some traffic offenses.
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His mother, Kimberley McNary Seagle spoke to News 3 at that time.
"He gave me a kiss and a hug, and he told me that he appreciated me and loved me and that was the last time I saw or heard from him," said Seagle.
The family says they've since retained a lawyer to look into the death. Kimberley Seagle had said that her son was taking prescription medication to help with his drug addiction. As for the Fentanyl, News 3 reached out to medical professionals at East Carolina University which conducted the autopsy, and they were not willing to comment. However, a doctor not connected to the case said it's unlikely Fentanyl would remain in one's system for two days.
“It’s unlikely due to how long the medication stays in your system that it would be still hanging around, the Fentanyl," said Dr. Ryan Light. "The Methadone would easily be hanging around 48 hours after.”
Meanwhile, a captain with the Albemarle County Sheriff's Office says they'll keep the investigation open.
“We didn’t find any Fentanyl, but with it being in his system, we’re trying to track it back," stated Captain Brent McKecuen. “We’re trying to figure out if contraband did get to him, how did it come to him.”
A spokesperson for the jail did not answer any further questions but wrote, "Our thoughts and prayers are with the Seagle Family."
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