Inmate set for trial after SC prison riot left 7 dead, officials say

THEM A CALL. NEW AT 11, THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS SAYS AN INMATE WILL GO TO TRIAL NEXT WEEK FOR HIS ROLE IN THE 2018 RIOT AT LEE CORRECTIONAL. WE’RE TOLD STEPHEN GREEN WILL GO ON TRIAL NEXT MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD, FOR MURDER, ASSAULT AND BATTERY BY MOB AND OTHER CHARGES. THE RIOT LEFT SEVEN INMATES DEAD AND SEVERAL OTHERS INJURED. SC, DC SAYS GREEN’S CHARGES ARE AMONG THE MOST SERIOUS FROM THE RIOT. THREE OTHERS ALS

Inmate set for trial after 2018 South Carolina prison riot left 7 dead, officials say

The South Carolina Department of Corrections announced an inmate who played a role in the Lee Correctional Institution deadly riot of 2018.(Video above: Previous Coverage of the riot)According to the Department of Corrections, Inmate Stephen Green will go on trial on Monday, Sept. 23, for his role in the 2018 riot that resulted in the deaths of seven inmates and numerous injuries.Officials said Green’s charges are among the most serious of the riot. Green was charged with murder, assault and battery by mob and other charges in the riot.Green’s trial is set to begin jury selection at 10 a.m. at the Lee County Courthouse in Bishopville, South Carolina, where Judge Ferrell Cothran Jr. will preside.

LEE COUNTY, S.C. —

The South Carolina Department of Corrections announced an inmate who played a role in the Lee Correctional Institution deadly riot of 2018.

(Video above: Previous Coverage of the riot)

According to the Department of Corrections, Inmate Stephen Green will go on trial on Monday, Sept. 23, for his role in the 2018 riot that resulted in the deaths of seven inmates and numerous injuries.

Lee Correctional

Officials said Green’s charges are among the most serious of the riot. Green was charged with murder, assault and battery by mob and other charges in the riot.

Green’s trial is set to begin jury selection at 10 a.m. at the Lee County Courthouse in Bishopville, South Carolina, where Judge Ferrell Cothran Jr. will preside.