COLUMBIA, S.C. — Five South Carolina inmates were have been charged with crimes committed while incarcerated, including murder, assaults on officers and inmates, and other violent offenses, according to arrest warrants released by the South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) Inspector General.
Xzariera Okevis Gray, 36, was charged with murder, possession of a weapon during a violent crime, and two counts of carrying a concealed weapon. Gray is accused of stabbing fellow inmate Idris Wasim Ballard Gallardo to death with a homemade shank in a common area of Lee Correctional Institution in September 2024.
Ibn Gadson, 28, faces a charge of assault and battery (second degree) for allegedly striking a sergeant on the head with a lock and chain at Broad River Correctional Institution in July 2024. Gadson is also awaiting trial for attempted murder related to an assault on prison staff in June 2024…