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Georgetown County jail employee fired, director reassigned after inmate death

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Georgetown County Sheriff Carter Weaver announced March 20 that the detention center's administrator had been reassigned and the officer in booking had been fired. Two inmates were found unresponsive in their cells within hours on March 15, and one of the inmates, 23-year-old Shelby Ashby, was pronounced dead at Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital four days later. A suspect in the case is Kelly Lambert, 45, who had been allowed by the court to serve a sentence on weekends for a traffic charge.

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Georgetown County jail employee fired, director reassigned after inmate death

Georgetown County Sheriff Carter Weaver announced on March 20 that the detention center’s jail administrator has been relieved of duty and the officer in booking the night of the incident has been fired.

1 month ago·Charleston, United States

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