Justin Bregenzer
Justis Matthew Bergenzer was 22 and from James Island. He died on July 26, 2005, at Lieber Correctional Institution in Ridgeville, South Carolina, where he was held in the custody of the South Carolina Department of Corrections. According to authorities, another man held at the prison stabbed him with a homemade knife, and that man later confessed to the killing. His family has filed a wrongful-death suit against the Department of Corrections.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. Authorities say a fellow inmate stabbed him with a homemade knife, and the attacker later confessed to the killing.
Reported by: South Carolina Department of Corrections (the agency that held him); authorities; his family's wrongful-death suit (family or their lawyers).
Custody: Serving a sentence.
Lawsuit: His family filed a wrongful-death suit against the South Carolina Department of Corrections, and no settlement or award amount is reported.