Three rushed to hospital after stabbing attacks at Richland County jail
The Richland County Sheriff’s Department is investigating how three inmates were stabbed in two attacks at the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center.
The attacks took place Thursday morning, according to a statement released by the sheriff’s department. Incident reports say that at 11:44 p.m., an unnamed inmate threw urine on one of the victims inside of the common area of Unit B. When the unnamed victim asked why they did that, the attacker assaulted them with a weapon. The victim lost consciousness during the assault and suffered a “large laceration,” according to the report.
Deputies say they were not called until 1:33 a.m. Ten minutes after the report was made, two more inmates were stabbed inside of cell block G. The area was secured by jail staff and a sheriff’s department investigator who was already on the scene, responding to the previous stabbing.
The victims were taken to a local hospital by EMS. No additional information has been provided about their condition. No information has been provided about a motive in either of the attacks. Incident reports describe the first attack as “unprovoked.”
Both attacks are described as having been committed with a “lethal cutting instrument.”
The sheriff’s department said no arrests have been made. The State has reached out to Richland County administrators for comment. Unlike many South Carolina counties, the Richland jail is managed by county government, not the sheriff’s department.
The stabbings come a little over a month after two inmates were stabbed in one week at the troubled jail. In April, James Alterique White was charged with one of these attacks, when he allegedly slashed another inmate in a surprise attack. The ongoing violence comes as the facility is in the middle of a $12 million facility upgrade, which includes replacing the majority of the jail’s doors.
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This story was originally published May 11, 2023 at 4:31 PM.