SC inmate dead after afternoon stabbing, three others injured, corrections officials say

A South Carolina inmate was killed and three others were injured in a prison brawl Monday afternoon.

Devin Javonne Wilson, 29, died Monday at Lieber Correctional Facility in Ridgeville after being stabbed during a fight with several inmates, according to a news release from the South Carolina Department of Corrections. The fight broke out in a common area of ​​the prison in the housing unit assigned to the inmates. Three other inmates were transported to a hospital “for what are believed to be non-life-threatening injuries,” the release said.

According to the news release, Wilson’s death is being investigated as a homicide by the Department of Corrections’ Office of Inspector General, along with the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division and the Dorchestor County Coroner.

According to Department of Corrections records, Wilson was in prison on charges of second-degree burglary and aggravated and aggravated assault.

An autopsy on Wilson’s body is expected soon.