Lennon Lacy
The US Attorney’s Office announced on Thursday that the federal investigation into the death of Bladen County teen Lennon Lacy has been closed. According to reports, officials with the US Attorney’s Office said there is no evidence to bring federal civil rights charges in Lacy’s death.
Officials with the US Attorney’s office said in a press release that officials from the US Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina and the FBI met on Thursday with Lacy’s family to tell them about the decision.
In August 2014, Lacy was found hanged on a children’s swing set in Bladenboro. At the time, Lacy’s death was called a suicide by investigators but the family and the NAACP called for a further investigation as they believed Lacy was murdered.
After a thorough review of the evidence, the Justice Department concluded there was no evidence to suggest Lacy’s death was a homicide, according to reports.
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