Female Inmate Found Dead

ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. — The North Carolina Dept. of Corrections announced the death of inmate Amber Gilley Thursday.

Gilley, 31, was found hanging in a shower Tuesday evening, the victim of an apparent suicide.

Gilley was serving a six-to-eight month sentence for drug possession with intent to sell. She also had misdemeanor convictions for driving while impaired and injury to personal property. All convictions were in Surry County.