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Updated: 15:03 ET, May 4 2021
A MAN serving a 421-year prison sentence for kidnapping, raping and torturing a 14-year-old girl in an underground bunked rigger with explosives has died in prison.
Vinson Filyaw, 51, was just 15 years into his sentence for abducting and abusing Elizabeth Shoaf when he was found dead in his cell at McCormick Correctional Institution in South Carolina on Monday.
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Vinson Filyaw, 51, was just 15 years into his 421 year sentence when he was found dead on MondayCredit: AP:Associated Press
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He abducted, raped and tortured 14-year-old Elizabeth Shoaf in an underground bunker he d built in September 2006Credit: Family Handout
There were no immediate signs of foul play and an autopsy will be conducted to determine a cause of death.
SCDC reports 42 inmate deaths related to COVID-19
Apr 27, 2021 12:47 PM EDT
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– As of Monday, the South Carolina Department of Corrections says there have been 42 inmate deaths related to the coronavirus. Officials say the latest death was a 62-year-old inmate from the McCormick Correctional Institution. Authorities say he tested positive on April 19 and died at a hospital on Saturday.
The department says as of Monday, there are no active inmate cases and one active staff case of COVID-19. In total, the department reports 3,252 inmates have tested positive for the virus and 17 cases currently remain active. SCDC says they currently have 15,433 offenders total.
Florence County man accused of trying to help inmates escape from S.C. prison (Source: Gray Media) By WMBF News Staff | January 28, 2021 at 7:08 PM EST - Updated January 28 at 7:08 PM
FLORENCE, S.C. (WMBF) – A Florence man is accused of conspiring with inmates to help them escape from prison.
South Carolina Law Enforcement Division agents and members of the South Carolina Department of Corrections Office of Intelligence and Investigations arrested 23-year-old Dallas Richardson on Thursday.
He is charged with criminal conspiracy.
A warrant affidavit shows that on Dec. 27, 2020, Waiters used a cellphone to communicate with inmates at the McCormick Correctional Institute.