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| Former N.C. Sheriff Pleads Guilty to Misdemeanor in Inmate's Death |
| By Associated Press |
| Published: 02/03/2003 |
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The former Cherokee County sheriff received a suspended jail sentence recently after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor related to an inmate's death in September. Alan Kilpatrick pleaded guilty in Cherokee County court for failing to report the death of inmate Christopher Lee Wood to state and local officials within five days, as is required by law. A judge sentenced Kilpatrick to 24 hours of community service and $500 in fees and fines. The judge also gave him a suspended 30-day jail sentence and put him on a year of unsupervised probation. Kilpatrick was sheriff when he reported Wood's death 17 days after he died Sept. 5. Wood died two hours after his parents began pleading with 911 dispatchers and jailers to take their son to a hospital. He had spent two days without food and insulin and was semiconscious, according to inmates and jail records. Former chief jailer Judy Ann Barton Mason was indicted earlier this month for involuntary manslaughter in Wood's death. Mason also is accused of failing to provide Wood medical care. While Mason's case is pending, the local district attorney said that Kilpatrick will not be prosecuted further in the case. 'The investigation failed to show that Mr. Kilpatrick had any knowledge of Christopher Lee Wood's medical condition until he was called after Wood had been found dead.' Kilpatrick lost re-election in a September primary. Wood was first taken to an urgent care facility by jailer on Sept. 1, 12 hours after his arrest on felony possession of marijuana and stolen goods, according to jail records obtained Wednesday. Jailers then called emergency workers Sept. 3 asking for help with Wood, who was vomiting and fatigued, said Chuck Clayton, the Cherokee County Emergency Medical Services director. The emergency workers found Wood had an elevated blood sugar level, EMS records show. Emergency workers came again that evening to the jail to help Wood after deputies called 911. He again had an elevated blood sugar level, the records show. |
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