Death by Cop- 2022
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Richard Scott Turner
Case # :557
Gender : Male
Age : 55
Race : White
Date : 04/26/2022
Location :
City : Spartanburg
County : Spartanburg
State : South Carolina
Agency : Spartanburg County SO
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Medical emergency
Event : Died during arrest
Disposition : No known charges
Open Records Summary :
Spartanburg County deputies tried to stop a U-Haul truck about 2:20 p.m. on Asheville Highway near Geddes Street for a traffic violation. When the vehicle failed to stop, police escalated a chase until the driver pulled into the Villas at Lawson Creek apartments.
A passenger ran to the back of the apartment complex and into the backyard of a home and then became unresponsive during arrest.
Source Links :
https://www.wbtw.com/news/u-haul-passenger-dies-after-police-chase-in-south-carolina/