Kelvin Taylor
Kelvin Thomas Taylor, 48, died on November 25, 2016, while held at the Spartanburg County Detention Facility in South Carolina. WYFF reports that he had been injured in a crash in Greenville before being transferred to the county, and that he was found hanging in his cell. The Spartanburg County coroner's office said an autopsy found death by strangulation by hanging, and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division is investigating. Records compiled by Incarceration Transparency list the manner of death as suicide, while a Greenville News report places him in the jail's medical wing, hanging from a call box.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Spartanburg County coroner's office said an autopsy found death by strangulation by hanging, 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); a news article on earlier incidents at the jail.
Custody: Awaiting trial, held 2 days.