RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. — A death in Richland County's main jail facility is now under investigation by the sheriff's department.
The department announced on Saturday that jail staff had found an inmate deceased at Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center that morning. The sheriff's office said the victim, later identified by the coroner as 27-year-old Lason Butler of Orangeburg, was found in his cell and did not appear to have signs of trauma.
Authorities said the investigation into the death is ongoing and a spokesperson for the sheriff's department was not able to provide any additional details regarding the nature of Butler's death or whether he was alone at the time that he died.
The coroner's office also had no additional information regarding the man's cause of death but vowed to join the sheriff's department in fully investigating the incident.