A man who was detained at J. Reuben Long Detention Center filed a lawsuit alleging that improper medical care at the detention center led to him needing part of his leg to be amputated.
Tommy Adams, who had been detained at J. Reuben Long Detention Center for six days in late 2025, filed the lawsuit on Wednesday against Horry County, the Horry County Sheriff’s Office and Horry County Sheriff Phillip Thompson.
Adams was arrested and detained in the early morning of Aug. 27, 2025, and was charged with using 911 unlawfully. After being held at J. Reuben Long Detention Center for six days, Adams was discharged on Sept. 2, 2025.
What was wrong with detainee’s leg?
The day before Adams’ arrest, he went to a hospital for a diabetic ulcer in his right foot and was prescribed an antibiotic to treat it…