Sheriff confirms inmate died at Duplin County Detention Center

Christie Alexandria Bell, 42, an inmate at the Duplin County Detention Center was found unresponsive on Tuesday, June 11, at approximately 2 a.m. Sheriff Stratton Stokes said jailers

administered CPR until EMS arrived, however despite live saving attempts Bell was pronounced dead approximately 30 minutes later. 

Sheriff Stokes said they called the State Bureau of Investigation following standard protocol and they are awaiting the autopsy results to determine the cause of death.

The Sheriff told Duplin Journal there was no indication of any type of trauma. Bel, who was arrested on June 9 on second-degree trespassing charges, was in the main holding cell where all the females are housed when she was found unresponsive. 

SBI officials said the investigation remains ongoing, and no additional information is available at this time.