Kelvin T. Taylor
Kelvin Thomas Taylor, 48, died on November 25, 2016, at the Spartanburg County Detention Facility in South Carolina. He had been injured in a crash in Greenville before he was transferred to Spartanburg County. According to WYFF, he was found hanging in his cell. The Spartanburg County coroner's office said an autopsy found his death was strangulation by hanging, and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division is investigating. A records compilation by Incarceration Transparency lists the death as a suicide by hanging.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Spartanburg County coroner's office says an autopsy found strangulation by hanging with manner not determined, and Incarceration Transparency lists it as suicide by hanging.
Reported by: Rusty Clevenger, Spartanburg County coroner's office (medical examiner or coroner); Incarceration Transparency (advocates).
Custody: Awaiting trial, held 2 days.