TAYLORSVILLE
Sep 13, 2022
TAYLORSVILLE — Alexander Correctional Institution offender Lanson Paul Stalf (#1463442) has died after an apparent suicide.
He was found unresponsive in his cell around 1:50 p.m. Monday. The prison’s first responders performed lifesaving measures, and EMS was called. He was pronounced deceased shortly after.
Law enforcement was notified of the death and is investigating, as is common in these circumstances. The Department of Public Safety is cooperating fully in the investigation and is also conducting its own investigation.
Stalf, 46, was serving a life sentence for first-degree murder after being convicted in Wake County. He was admitted to prison on April 15, 2016.
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