Months after two inmates were killed on consecutive days at Lee Correctional Institution several other prisoners were charged in the deaths, according to the South Carolina Department of Corrections. That’s the same prison where seven inmates were killed and 17 more were injured during a violent incident in 2018.
On March 13, prison officials said that the South Carolina Department of Corrections Inspector General released arrest warrants connected to the deaths of 37-year-old Mario Leven Harrison and 33-year-old Xavier Martez Delesline, according to a news release.
Charges
Trumaal Abdul Brown, 35, was charged following the Dec. 1, 2025, stabbing death of Harrison at Lee Correctional Institution, the S.C. Department of Corrections said. Brown was charged with murder, prisoner carrying a concealed weapon and possession of a weapon during a violent crime, according to the release.
Four inmates — 28-year-old Michael Jayvone Dennis, 34-year-old Rickardo Davon Thompson, 28-year-old Jarquez Kezavion Cooper and 30-year-old Cameron Christopher Williams — were charged for their roles in the Dec. 2, 2025, stabbing and beating death of Delesline, the S.C. Department of Corrections said. All four were charged with first-degree assault and battery by mob with death results, while Dennis and Thompson also were charged with prisoner carrying a concealed weapon and possession of a weapon during a violent crime, according to the release.
Dec. 1 death
Harrison was assaulted by Brown in a common area of his living unit and later died at a hospital, the S.C. Department of Corrections said…