Richland detention center officer charged with assault on inmate
A Richland County jailer is charged with assault against an inmate, according to police.
Carla Grier, a 26-year-old former guard at Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center, assaulted an inmate by punching him in the face and neck and pushing him to the ground, according to the Richland County Sheriff’s Department.
The alleged assault happened April 11. Deputies charged her with third degree assault and battery. Grier turned herself in Friday and was fired from the jail after being suspended without pay from the date of the incident, according to Richland County. She was jailed at Alvin S. Glenn and scheduled for a bond hearing.
Third-degree assault and battery is a misdemeanor. A judge could sentence Grier to 30 days in prison and a fine of $500 if she’s found guilty of assault.
Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center, located in Lower Richland off Bluff Road, has almost 300 authorized employee positions but has struggled in recent years to fill all those positions. Between 750 and 1100 inmates are jailed at the detention center, according to the jail’s website. The jail has holding blocks for men and women as well as a juvenile section.
County detention centers are operated by county governments and are not part of the South Carolina Department of Corrections. Some detention centers are run by county sheriff’s offices while others are operated as separate county entities. The Richland County Sheriff’s Department does not run the detention center. Rather, the facility is managed by a director who reports to the county administrator.
This story was originally published May 1, 2020 at 10:34 AM.