Former city of Eden dump truck driver facing murder charges dies in prison
Michael Vernon was accused of hitting and killing four linemen in April 2025 crash
Updated: 9:43 PM EST Feb 22, 2026
The former city of Eden dump truck driver accused of killing four linemen in a crash in Eden last year has died in prison.Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page confirms to WXII that Michael Vernon died at Raleigh Central Prison shortly before 5 p.m. Sunday. He says he was in the prison’s hospital section under a safekeeping order, receiving treatment. The sheriff added he was not aware of anything suspicious associated with Vernon’s death.Vernon appeared in court last month, as his attorneys asked for a significant reduction in his bond, which was denied. Vernon was arrested in November and charged with four counts of second-degree murder without regard and three counts of assault with a deadly weapon, inflicting serious injury.The four lineman who who were killed the afternoon of April 24, 2025, are Douglas Garland Sides of Summerfield, Madison Carter from Sandy Ridge, William Evans from Randleman, and Matthew Lockwood, who was from Winston-Salem.Watch: NOWCAST streaming newscastsNAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Watch NOWCAST TV | Local News | National | News We Love |Keep up with the latest news and weather by downloading the WXII app here
The former city of Eden dump truck driver accused of killing four linemen in a crash in Eden last year has died in prison.
Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page confirms to WXII that Michael Vernon died at Raleigh Central Prison shortly before 5 p.m. Sunday. He says he was in the prison’s hospital section under a safekeeping order, receiving treatment. The sheriff added he was not aware of anything suspicious associated with Vernon’s death.
Vernon appeared in court last month, as his attorneys asked for a significant reduction in his bond, which was denied. Vernon was arrested in November and charged with four counts of second-degree murder without regard and three counts of assault with a deadly weapon, inflicting serious injury.
The four lineman who who were killed the afternoon of April 24, 2025, are Douglas Garland Sides of Summerfield, Madison Carter from Sandy Ridge, William Evans from Randleman, and Matthew Lockwood, who was from Winston-Salem.
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