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Scott Sica

40 years old · died July 31, 2018 · Scotland Correctional Institution, Scotland County

Scott Sica, 40, died on July 31, 2018, while held at Scotland Correctional Institution in Laurinburg. He was found unresponsive in his cell on a Tuesday morning, and efforts to revive him failed. State corrections officials said the death appeared to be a suicide, and Scotland County deputies were investigating.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. State corrections officials said the death appeared to be a suicide.

Reported by: state corrections officials. The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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