Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) said fentanyl was smuggled into the Lancaster County Detention Center and handed out there on March 2, 2024. SLED said a person held at the jail died of an overdose from that fentanyl the next day, March 3, 2024.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. State investigators (SLED) say the death was an overdose of fentanyl smuggled into the Lancaster County Detention Center and handed out there.
Reported by: South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) (outside investigators).