Michael McMahan
Michael Calvin McMahan, 24, died in March 2024 while held at the Oconee County Detention Center in Walhalla, South Carolina. The Oconee County Coroner's Office ruled his death a homicide, citing a blunt-force head injury consistent with an assault. According to an arrest warrant cited by the State Law Enforcement Division, another person held at the jail punched him in the head, and he fell and struck his head on a steel handrail. SLED has said another person has been charged in connection with his death.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The Oconee County Coroner ruled the death a homicide from a blunt-force head injury, and SLED's arrest warrant says another inmate punched him so he struck a steel handrail.
Reported by: Oconee County Coroner's Office (medical examiner or coroner); South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) (outside investigators).