Jerome Floyd
Jerome Floyd, 60, of Conway, South Carolina, was being held at the J. Reuben Long Detention Center in Horry County. An officer found him unresponsive in his cell at about 3:51 p.m. on August 20, 2015. He was taken to Conway Medical Center, where he died at 5:01 p.m. Horry County Deputy Coroner Darris Fowler said he died of natural causes, and the Horry County Sheriff's Office said it notified SLED under its custody-death protocol and that a preliminary internal investigation found no foul play.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. Horry County Deputy Coroner Darris Fowler said he died of natural causes, and the sheriff's office said a preliminary internal investigation found no foul play.
Reported by: Horry County Deputy Coroner Darris Fowler (medical examiner or coroner); Horry County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him).