Charleston County's inmates tried suicide before death, still removed from the clock

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Charleston County, SC (toilet) – The death of a inmate of Charleston County last summer was classified as suicide, but a report by the Law Enforcement Division in South Carolina described that the inmate tried suicide attempts and suicide spending just a few days before his death.

On June 23, 2024, Jordan Bell, 33, from North Charleston, died as a result of suffocationAccording to Charleston County Coroner Bobbi Jo O'neal. The type of death was determined as suicide.

Bell was booked to the first degree on June 14, 2024 for assault and battery and killed himself only nine days later.

However, further information behind Bell's death is documented in Sled's final examination report after the former sheriff of Charleston County, Kristin Graziano, had asked SCHLUTE.

In the report it was found that Bell was cleared of suicide observation just three days before his death, although persistent suicide concerns from Bell were mentioned to the MPs of the Prison Center.

On June 19, Bell showed a long piece of mattress cover in a rope. Bell told the deputy that he tried to kill himself, but it didn't work.

According to Bell's information, a deputy did not fill out a observation form to detail the interaction. Documents state that the deputy normally filled out the form with its shape, but in this case: “She does not and do not know why she didn't.”

The day after Bell's death, the medical specialist, who accepted Bell from Suicide Watch, explained that she knows no information about a rope. The report states that she said: “If she had this information before she had met with Bell, she would not have taken him from suicide.”

A further mention of suicide by Bell was also found when he used the phone of a prison officer. Prison officers said that Sled Bell was “finished” and he would “kill himself” on the phone call.

But when the lieutenant, who allowed Bell to use her phone, was questioned, she explained that Bell something like “I will not get out of this, they will send me to prison”, which did not appear to the deputy suicide.

It is also important to note that a major allowed the lieutenant to make calls for the occupants with their working phone.

The same medical specialist who accepted Bell from Suicide Watch said that she also had no knowledge of Bell's phone call.

Despite the knowledge in Sled's investigation, the case was closed and decided a murder. No charges were raised against a correctional staff.

The Charleston County's office had no comment in response to the final investigation report.

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