Trey Chavez Brown
Trey Chavez Brown, 48, was found unresponsive in his cell at Broad River Correctional Institution in Richland County, South Carolina, on the morning of September 19, 2023. The South Carolina Department of Corrections said it is treating his death as a homicide, and an autopsy was to be performed. The SCDC Inspector General's office, the State Law Enforcement Division and the Richland County Coroner are investigating the death.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The South Carolina Department of Corrections is treating the death as a homicide, with the SCDC Inspector General, the State Law Enforcement Division and the Richland County Coroner investigating.
Reported by: South Carolina Department of Corrections (the agency that held him); SCDC Inspector General's office (outside investigators); State Law Enforcement Division (outside investigators); Richland County Coroner (medical examiner or coroner).