19-06-2025
Inmate, 49, booked in Virginia Beach Correctional Center found dead
An inmate of Virginia Beach Correctional Center died by suicide Wednesday evening, according to a sheriff's office news release.
Michael Margulies, 49, was found unresponsive in a routine security check at around 5:40 p.m. Medical staff was called immediately and CPR was attempted on the inmate.
Margulies was transported to Sentara Princess Anne Hospital but was declared dead at 7:18, deputies said.
He was serving a one-year and six-month sentence that started in November over multiple felony charges, including felony abduction, felony strangulation, misdemeanor assault on a family member, misdemeanor contributing to the delinquency of a child, and misdemeanor violation of a protective order.
The incident is under investigation by the Virginia Beach Police Department and the Virginia Beach Sheriff's Office Professional Standards Office, which deputies said is standard practice.
The Chief Medical Examiner's Office in Norfolk will determine the official cause and manner of death.
Margulies' death occurs just a day after another inmate suicide in Newport News City Jail.
Editor's note: In the U.S., the national suicide and crisis lifeline is available by calling or texting 988. There is also an online chat at