GREENSBORO, N.C. -- The death of Marcus Smith, a man who died in Greensboro Police custody in September, has been ruled a homicide, according to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
The OCME released the autopsy report for Marcus Deon Smith Friday, including its investigation and toxicology reports, and say that Smith died of cardiac arrest due to restraint. The report also indicates that Smith had ecstasy, cocaine and alcohol in his system at the time of the death and that he also had a underlying heart problems.