Died in jail or a lockup
Kenneth Samuel
Kenneth Samuel, a 61-year-old man from Columbia, died at the Sheriff Al Cannon Detention Center in Charleston County, South Carolina, in February 2026. Sources say deputies found him unresponsive shortly before midnight on February 24 and he was pronounced dead at the facility. The Charleston County Coroner's Office has not released a cause or manner of death, which remains pending, and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division is investigating. The sheriff asked SLED to conduct the review, and the sheriff's Office of Professional Standards said it is cooperating with SLED and the coroner.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined
Reported by: Charleston County Coroner's Office (medical examiner or coroner).
Sources (4)
- Second inmate in less than two weeks dies while in custody at Al Cannon Detention Center
- SLED investigating death of inmate at Al Cannon Detention Center
- Inmate held on $15,000 bond dies in Charleston County jail
- Al Cannon Detention Center faces scrutiny after 2 recent deaths bring decade total to 21