Teen who stabbed another inmate at Richland County jail identified by SC deputies
An investigation is underway after a stabbing at the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center, according to the Richland County Sheriff’s Department.
Deputies were called to the county jail Sunday afternoon in response to reports of a stabbing, the sheriff’s department said in a news release. The jail is in Columbia, near the intersection of Bluff Road and Longwood Road.
The victim, who is an inmate, was stabbed by another inmate with “an improvised stabbing instrument,” according to the release.
The victim was taken to an area hospital, the sheriff’s department said. Further information on the victim’s condition was not available.
Information about why the victim was being held at the jail was not available.
The attacker, who was identified as 19-year-old Sabian Zy Rell Bryant, was taken into custody, according to the release.
Bryant was being held at the jail after previously being charged with attempted murder, possession of a weapon during a violent crime, armed robbery with a deadly weapon, discharging firearms into a dwelling, unlawful carrying of weapon, sale/delivery of stolen pistol, and breaking into auto/tanks where fuel stored, detention center records show.
Following the attack, Bryant was charged with new counts of attempted murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime, and he remains in custody at the jail, the sheriff’s department said.
The Blythewood resident is scheduled to appear in court on the new charges on May 26, judicial records show.
There was no word on a motive for the attack.
Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center has been under scrutiny for more than a year because of severe under-staffing, violence inside the jail and reports of poor conditions for detainees. Four people died at the jail between February 2022 and January 2023.
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This story was originally published April 3, 2023 at 8:15 AM.
