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Inmate found dead in Charlotte jail

Kenneth Wayne Bigham (image courtesy Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office)

CHARLOTTE, NC — The Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office and the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department are investigating after an inmate was found dead at Jail Central Sunday.

The sheriff's office said 39-year old Kenneth Wayne Bigham apparently committed suicide.

Bigham, of Rock Hill, was arrested by Charlotte police earlier this month on charges of shoplifting, carrying a concealed gun, and possession of a gun by a convicted felon.