Thursday, May 29, 2014

Inmate dies in hospital after an incident at Southern Regional Jail.



State Police are investigating what happened at the Southern Regional Jail in Raleigh County over the Memorial Day weekend that sent an inmate to the hospital.

Officials with the West Virginia Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety said that an incident happened at the jail on Saturday, May 24.  The incident happened between Carlos McMillion Jr, 51, and 21-year-old Geremy Austin West.  The exact details of what happened between the two inmates have not been released.  However, McMillion had to be taken to Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital.  He was later transferred to Charleston Area Medical Center.

Family members said that McMillion was on life support as of Tuesday, May 27. They said that he passed away during the late afternoon hours.  The incident is under investigation, both internally by the Regional Jail Authority and by the West Virginia State Police.