Christopher Bennett
Christopher Bennett, 25, died on March 24, 2018, while held at the J. Reuben Long Detention Center in Horry County, South Carolina. His family saw injuries on his body, including two black eyes and a lost tooth, and questioned how he died. The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division said in a report released through a records request that surveillance showed no foul play, and that he had swallowed drug packets and then fell in his cell during an apparent seizure. He died at Conway Medical Center, and SLED said the cause was a reported drug-induced cardiac arrhythmia.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose (disputed). SLED's report says he swallowed drug packets and then had an apparent seizure in his cell, and ruled his death a reported drug-induced cardiac arrhythmia; his family saw two black eyes and a lost tooth and questioned how he died.
Reported by: South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (outside investigators).