Death of inmate at jail in South Carolina is being investigated
A South Carolina man died Saturday while locked up at a jail, according to the Aiken County Coroner’s Office.
At about 3:20 a.m. Saturday, 37-year-old Aiken resident Kevin V. Rodriguez was found unresponsive in his cell at the Aiken County Detention Center, the coroner’s office said Sunday in a news release. Rodriguez was hanging by a sheet when he was discovered, according to the release.
Despite efforts to revive Rodriguez, he was pronounced dead at the jail at 5:20 a.m. Saturday, the coroner’s office said. An autopsy will be performed in Newberry to determine Rodriguez’s manner and cause of death, according to the release.
There do not appear to be any suspicious circumstances regarding Rodriguez’s death, the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office said.
The sheriff’s office said it asked the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division to lead an investigation into Rodriguez’s death, along with the coroner’s office.
Rodriguez was being held at the jail after a Nov. 17 arrest on a charge of malicious injury to animals, personal property, injury (value $2,000 or less), Aiken County jail records show.
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This story was originally published November 30, 2025 at 2:22 PM with the headline "Death of inmate at jail in South Carolina is being investigated."
