Deshawn Williams
Deshawn Williams, 39, was held at Evans Correctional Institution in Marlboro County, South Carolina. The South Carolina Department of Corrections said he was injured on a Tuesday and taken out for medical care, and he died the next day, January 24, 2018. SCDC Police Services is investigating his death as a homicide, according to Jeffrey M. Taillon, the department's communications director. Officials have not said how he was hurt, and the autopsy report is still pending.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The South Carolina Department of Corrections says its police service is investigating his death as a homicide, but officials have not said how he was hurt and the autopsy is pending.
Reported by: South Carolina Department of Corrections (Jeffrey M. Taillon, communications director) (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.