Ronald Eugene Arnold Jr.
Ronald Eugene Arnold Jr., 39, of Jonesboro, Georgia, died after being held at the Newberry County Detention Center in South Carolina. According to the county coroner, he was found unresponsive in his single cell on May 23, 2022, and died at a trauma center on May 27. Sheriff Lee Foster said Arnold had used a telephone cord in an attempt to take his own life and that he had not been placed on suicide watch. The sheriff's office said a preliminary review found deputies acted within or above standards, and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division is conducting an external investigation.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. Sheriff Lee Foster said Arnold used a telephone cord in an attempt to take his own life and had not been placed on suicide watch, and the coroner also reported the death as a suicide.
Reported by: Sheriff Lee Foster (the agency that held him); Newberry County Coroner Laura Kneece (medical examiner or coroner).