J. Reuben Long jail inmate dies days after being found unresponsive
An inmate at the J. Reuben Long Detention Center was found unresponsive Saturday in a detention vehicle after returning from an area hospital, according to a release from the Horry County Sheriff’s Office.
Abed Naqshabandi, 28, was pronounced dead at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center on Tuesday.
On Saturday, officers were returning to the jail from Conway Medical Center when they found Naqshabandi unresponsive in the back of a detention vehicle, the release states. Naqshabandi was transported back to Conway Medical Center by ambulance and later taken to Grand Strand Medical where he was pronounced dead.
Naqshabandi was booked into the detention center on Aug. 28 on shoplifting and possession of a controlled substance charges.
He was most recently released from a North Carolina jail in Mecklenburg County in May for a misdemeanor larceny charge, online records show. He was also arrested in March in the same county on multiple charges, including threats. In 2018, Naqshabandi was wanted out of Hillsborough County, Florida, for obstructing police.
Naqshabandi spent nearly 10 months in a Florida prison from 2014-15 for possession of cocaine.
Authorities said there was no foul play suspected in connection to the inmate’s death.
This story was originally published September 24, 2019 at 1:49 PM.
