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Joey Matthew Tyner

38 years old · died July 13, 2014 · Kershaw County Detention Center, Kershaw County, South Carolina

Joey Matthew Tyner, 38, of Elgin, died on July 13, 2014, while held at the Kershaw County Detention Center in South Carolina. The Kershaw County coroner, Johnny Fellers, said he died by suicide by hanging on a Sunday afternoon, several days after he was placed at the jail. No one has disputed that cause in the reporting.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Kershaw County coroner, Johnny Fellers, ruled that he died by suicide by hanging.

Reported by: Kershaw County Coroner Johnny Fellers (medical examiner or coroner).

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