Deaths in Custody
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Phillip Ray Waters

50 years old · died August 21, 2018 · Greer City Jail, Greenville County, South Carolina

Phillip Ray Waters, 50, of Greer, South Carolina, died while held at the Greer city jail shortly before 3 a.m. on Tuesday, August 21, 2018. Emergency medical workers were unable to revive him. Greenville County Deputy Coroner Kent Dill said the manner of death was suicide. The coroner's office and the State Law Enforcement Division are investigating the death.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. Greenville County Deputy Coroner Kent Dill ruled the death a suicide.

Reported by: Greenville County Deputy Coroner Kent Dill (medical examiner or coroner).

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