Xavier Martez Delesline
Xavier Martez Delesline, 33, died on December 2, 2025, at Lee Correctional Institution in Bishopville, South Carolina, where he was held. The South Carolina Department of Corrections reported that he was assaulted in a common area of his living unit and died from his injuries. The death is being investigated as a suspected homicide by the SCDC Inspector General's office, SLED and the Lee County Coroner, and an autopsy was scheduled.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The South Carolina Department of Corrections says he was assaulted in a common area of his unit and died of injuries, and the death is being investigated as a suspected homicide.
Reported by: South Carolina Department of Corrections (the agency that held him); SCDC Inspector General's office (outside investigators); SLED Crime Scene unit (outside investigators); Lee County Coroner (medical examiner or coroner).