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Scott Kuykendall

34 years old · died November 22, 2012 · Dorchester County Detention Center - St. George, Dorchester County, South Carolina

Scott Kuykendall, 34, of Goose Creek, died at the Dorchester County jail in St. George on Thanksgiving Day, 2012. Dorchester County officials and Coroner Chris Nisbet said he hanged himself, and he was taken to Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro, where he was pronounced dead. An autopsy was planned at the time of reporting.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. Dorchester County officials and Coroner Chris Nisbet say he hanged himself in the jail.

Reported by: Dorchester County officials (the agency that held him); Coroner Chris Nisbet (medical examiner or coroner).

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