YORK COUNTY, S.C. — A 41-year-old York County Detention Center inmate died Saturday after experiencing a medical emergency, the sheriff’s office announced Monday.
Inmates told jail staff members shortly after 4:50 p.m. that one of them collapsed in the shower.
Demonta L. Thrower, of Lancaster, was taken to Piedmont Medical Center and was pronounced deceased at 6:16 p.m., the coroner said about the death investigation.
He had been in jail since Jan. 30 for trafficking fentanyl, possession with intent to distribute cocaine third-degree, possession of weapon during violent crime, and possession of marijuana first-degree.
SLED is investigating.
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