Luis Antonio Maldanado
Luis Antonio Maldanado, 46, was from Gaffney and was held at Turbeville Correctional Institution, a South Carolina state prison, when he died on December 30, 2025. The South Carolina Department of Corrections said he was found unresponsive in his cell in the early morning and was pronounced dead at the facility. The agency said his death is being investigated as a suspected homicide by its Inspector General's Office, the State Law Enforcement Division and the Clarendon County Coroner's Office. Officials have not released details about the circumstances, and an autopsy has been scheduled.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The South Carolina Department of Corrections says it is investigating his death as a suspected homicide, with the State Law Enforcement Division and the Clarendon County Coroner's Office, and has not released details of the circumstances.
Reported by: South Carolina Department of Corrections (the agency that held him); State Law Enforcement Division (outside investigators).
Sources (5)
- Inmate serving sentence for Upstate charges found dead in cell, officials say
- Inmate found dead at prison, investigation underway
- Inmate death at Turbeville Correctional investigated as ‘suspected homicide’
- South Carolina man dies in suspected homicide inside prison, authorities say
- Inmate death at Turbeville prison investigated as suspected homicide