A male inmate died in the Florence County Detention Center on Friday.
According to Captain Maria Yturria, with the Richland County Sheriff’s Department, a male inmate died at the detention center. The inmate was found around 8:20 a.m. on Friday by himself in a jail cell.
The RCSD was contacted by the Florence County Sheriff’s Office around 8:45 a.m. and are now leading the investigation, Yturria said. There were no outward signs of trauma and officials are waiting on autopsy and toxicology reports for more information.
According to Florence County Detention Center booking records, Kevin Lesean Gordon, 41, of Pamplico died in custody on October 19. He is the only inmate to be released on that date with a release reason of “died in custody.”
On Friday, WBTW News13 reached out to the Florence County Sheriff’s Office for information on this incident. The Public Information Officer directed us to Sheriff Kenney Boone.
News13 called Sheriff Boone Friday but we were not able to reach him for comment.
WBTW News13 will provide updates as we receive them.
