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Update: Detainee found dead at Fairfield County Detention Center

WINNSBORO – A detainee at the Fairfield County Detention Center was found deceased in his cell on Sunday from an apparent suicide, Deputy County Administrator Davis Anderson reported.

The detainee, 28-year-old Brent Ray Croxton of Great Falls, was found at 11:30 a.m., according to Anderson.

FCDC is conducting an internal investigation. The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) has also launched an investigation into the matter. As these investigations are completed more information will be provided with a full report.