RCSD investigating two Alvin S. Glenn incidents
RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO)– RCSD deputies are investigating two incidents that occurred at the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center, says RCSD.
On Thursday, October 8, around 7:30 p.m., deputies were dispatched to ASGDC in reference to a report to meet.
Upon arrival, deputies were escorted by jail staff to an inmate’s cell.
ASGDC staff explained that a 21-year-old male inmate had set a uniform on fire outside of his cell, says RCSD.
The circumstances leading up to this incident are still under investigation.
Then on Friday, October 9, around 4 p.m., RCSD investigators at ASGDC responded to a code alert within the jail.
When deputies arrived to the jail’s medical unit, investigators were notified of a possible overdose of a 51 -year-old male inmate.
After exiting the restroom, the inmate sat down in a chair and the ASGDC nurse witnessed the inmate lose consciousness, say deputies.
The nurse performed life-saving medical care and administered NARCAN, according to Richland Co. Sheriff’s Dept.
The inmate regained consciousness and was taken by EMS to the hospital.
