The Guilford County Sheriff’s Office is investigating two in-custody deaths at the Greensboro Detention Center that occurred within a span of less than two weeks, according to information released by the sheriff’s office.
Guilford County Sheriff Danny Rogers reported this week that, on Christmas Eve, Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025, detention staff discovered Jimmy Wilkerson – a 65-year-old Black man – in medical distress inside his cell.
Wilkerson had been arrested the previous night, Tuesday, Dec. 23, at 10:02 p.m., and processed into the jail in downtown Greensboro on a charge of driving while impaired. He was being held under a $7,500 secured bond pending his initial court appearance…