RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. — The Richland County Sheriff's Department is investigating a stabbing that happened at the county-operated Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center.
According to a spokesperson for the department, deputies were called in on Sunday to investigate the incident, which happened around 3:20 p.m. Preliminary details suggest that an inmate was stabbed by another inmate with an "improvised stabbing instrument."
The victim was taken to a local hospital by emergency medical services but their condition wasn't publicly released. condition. The suspect was taken into custody immediately.
Authorities haven't said how the stabbing came about, identified the suspect, or suggested what the motive may have been as their investigation continues.