MONCKS CORNER, S.C. – The Berkeley County Coroner’s Office was notified on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025, at 8:39 a.m. of the death of an inmate at Hill-Finklea Detention Center in Moncks Corner.
The inmate was identified as William Long, a 65-year-old male, from Ladson.
According to the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office, at approximately 8:30 a.m., detention deputies were conducting their checks and discovered an inmate that was having an unknown medical event that rendered the inmate unresponsive.
The inmate was housed in a single cell, alone. After the inmate was discovered unresponsive,
detention deputies and medical staff attempted life-saving measures but ultimately the inmate
was declared deceased at 8:35 a.m.
The cause and manner of death are pending an autopsy and toxicological testing, according to the Berkeley County Coroner’s Office.
Berkeley County EMS and Moncks Corner Fire & Rescue responded.
SLED and the Berkeley County Coroner’s Office responded and are investigating this incident.
