Charleston County Inmate Found Dead in his Cell

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) _ Authorities are investigating the death of a 29-year-old inmate being held in the Charleston County jail on sex charges. Investigators said Mathew Glidden was found dead in his bed in his cell around 6:45 a.m. Monday as officers were preparing inmates for breakfast. The State Law Enforcement Division has been called in to investigate the death. Glidden was awaiting trial on a charge of criminal sexual conduct with a minor and two counts of lewd act on a child. The coroner’s office plans an autopsy and has not released a cause of death.