Name not reported
A 66-year-old person held at the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center in Columbia, South Carolina, died on April 7, 2026. Jail staff found them unresponsive that Tuesday night, and they were later pronounced dead. Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said witnesses believe an overdose may have caused the death, but toxicology results are still pending, so the cause has not been established. Lott said the sheriff's office was not notified until about 14 hours later, when the coroner called him.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. Sheriff Leon Lott said witnesses believe an overdose may have caused the death, but toxicology results are pending.
Reported by: Richland County Sheriff's Office (Sheriff Leon Lott) (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.