By Associated Press - Sunday, October 22, 2017

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Authorities are investigating the death of an inmate at a South Carolina jail.

The Charleston County Sheriff’s Office says that a deputy was making rounds at the county jail sometime after 6 a.m. Saturday when he found a male inmate’s body in his bed.

Deputies have asked the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division to help them investigate the death.

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The Charleston County Coroner’s Office will release the inmate’s name and determine how he died.

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