RIDGEVILLE, S.C. (WCBD) – An inmate housed at Lieber Correctional Institution has died following a fight that broke out Monday afternoon.
Devin Javonne Wilson, 29, was stabbed when a group of inmates began fighting in a common area of their assigned housing unit. Wilson died at the prison.
Inmate records show Wilson was booked into the jail on second-degree burglary and assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature convictions in August 2017. Documents revealed he attempted to escape from prison in Dec. 2021 and has a long list of disciplinary sanctions.
Three other inmates were taken to a local hospital for what are believed to be non-life-threatening injuries, according to Chrysti Shain, director of communications for the South Carolina Department of Corrections.
Wilson’s death is being investigated as a suspected homicide by the South Carolina Department of Correction’s Inspector General’s office, with help from the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division Crime Scene unit and Dorchester County Coroner.