Rowan County deputy who died in car crash is escorted to Rockwell Rowan County deputy dies days after crash By David Whisenant | December 14, 2020 at 4:48 PM EST - Updated December 14 at 6:52 PM ROWAN COUNTY, N.C. (WBTV) - Kara Alsup, the 25-year-old Rowan County Sheriffâs Office deputy who died in a crash n Charlotte last week received a police escort back to Rockwell on Monday. Alsup was brought back to the Powles-Staton Funeral Home. Funeral arrangements are pending. Before going to Rockwell, the procession went through downtown Salisbury and in front of the Rowan Sheriffâs Office. âI think that the officers and the personnel from the courthouse, clerk of court, judges, showed respect and honor for her career as a detention officer and I think everyone has been touched by the accidentâ¦a life cut too short,â said Major John Sifford.