These are the first two inmate deaths at the Gaston County jail in 2025, following two deaths in 2024. Two inmates at the Gaston County Detention Center died in March, according to jail records. The ...

A captain at the Gaston County Detention Center was fired in March for misconduct. Capt. Timothy Lancaster, 49, was fired March 22 for "unbecoming conduct," according to a notice of disciplinary ...

Two inmates at the Gaston County Detention Center died in March, according to jail records. The first inmate, a 44-year-old woman, died March 9, by suicide while incarcerated at the jail on drug ...

The jail did not respond to questions about why Lancaster was fired. Lancaster could not be reached for comment. Exterior of the Gaston County Sheriff’s Office and Jail Thursday morning ...