Sheriff Garry McFadden, facing a petition to remove him from office, has three Democratic challengers in a March primary.

A man being held in the Mecklenburg County Detention Center has died after experiencing a medical emergency the day after Christmas, according to sheriff's office. It's the fourth in-custody death of ...

“To open a juvenile detention center in Mecklenburg County, it’s going to take 96 staff members,” he said. Supporters claimed ...

Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden says allegations of extortion and corruption are a strategic attack against his ...

MECKLENBURG COUNTY, N.C. — A resident at the Mecklenburg County Detention Center-Central died in custody on Aug. 6 according to the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office. ALSO READ: Detention center ...

CHARLOTTE — The Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office and the State Bureau of Investigation are looking into an in-custody death at the Mecklenburg County Detention Center Friday morning. A medical ...

Advocates have pushed for the detention center to reopen since it was closed in 2022. Despite broad agreement that a local facility would be beneficial, staffing challenges are the main barrier.

DA requests SBI investigation into Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden following allegations of misconduct, bribery, ...

Mecklenburg state House member Carla Cunningham and Kevin Canty, McFadden's former deputy chief, filed the petition.