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According to a local new report a convicted felon was taken into custody by Mecklenburg County deputies on Friday night. On Saturday morning, he was found dead in his housing unit.

George Wesley Benfield, 43, was arrested and processed Friday night at 8:17 p.m. for charges of violating parole and stealing a vehicle.

He was moved to the detention center in Uptown around 1:45 a.m.The Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office announced he was found unresponsive in his housing unit around 3:09 a.m. on Saturday.

Both MEDIC and Charlotte Fire Department attempted life-saving measures. Benfield was pronounced dead at Atrium Main just after 4 a.m.

“Announcing the news of a resident’s passing is always a challenge and remains a consistently difficult task,” said Sheriff McFadden. “Our hearts go out to Mr. Benfield’s family. May they find strength and comfort during this difficult time.”

The State Bureau of Investigation and the MCSO are conducting in-custody death investigations. The county medical examiner is working to determine the cause of death.

Benfield had a long record criminal record dating back 25 years in Mecklenburg and surrounding counties. Most charges were low level felonies and misdemeanors. 

Cedar's Take: Benfield had the sort of record that just makes you smile and shake your head. Just a nonconformist who clearly looked the part. Pulled the police report from the Iredell County arrest, and I nearly spit my coffee. God just created some of us different or as my grandmother would say "that boy ain't right". RIP George Benfield.