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Byron Jackson

Age : 45

Gender : Male

Race : Black

Date : 06/22/2025

Location : 7800 block of Broad River Road near Dollar General

City : Irmo

County : Lexington

State : South Carolina

Agency : Irmo Police Department

Officer(s) :Tyler Baker, John Parker

Cause of Death : Medical emergency

Event : Died after Taser deployment and restraint following police chase

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 06/22/2025, 45-year-old Byron Jackson was pursued by Irmo police after officers responded around 2 a.m. to a report of a possible altercation inside a vehicle in the New Friarsgate area. Police said Jackson drove away when officers approached his utility van. Officers chased him to 7812 Broad River Road, where the van crashed into pallets behind a vacant building.
Police said Jackson fled on foot and struggled with officers, with Jackson and an officer falling approximately 20 feet down a ravine. Officer Tyler Baker deployed a drive-stun Taser while Officer John Parker was attempting to restrain Jackson. Jackson was then handcuffed.
Shortly after being restrained, Jackson developed difficulty breathing. Police initially moved his handcuffs from behind his back to the front and then removed them when EMS began treating him. Jackson suffered cardiac arrest while being transported to the hospital and was placed on life support. He died on 06/25/2025, three days after the police chase, Taser deployment and restraint.
Irmo police initially said Jackson died in police custody, then retracted that characterization and claimed he had never been physically in custody. Police records, however, show that Jackson had been handcuffed, and the incident report listed resisting arrest and a traffic offense. Jackson's family and attorney Bakari Sellers disputed portions of the police account and sought release of the video.
OFFICER BACKGROUND:
Officer Tyler Baker joined the Irmo Police Department in April 2024 and deployed the Taser. Officer John Parker joined the department in May 2023 and was the other primary officer involved in restraining Jackson.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wistv.com/2025/06/27/two-irmo-police-officers-placed-leave-after-suspect-dies-custody-sled-investigates/
https://wach.com/newsletter-daily/two-officers-on-leave-after-suspect-dies-in-custody-irmo-police-deparment-south-carolina-law-enforcement-division-sled-broad-river-road-dollar-general-new-friarsgate
https://www.hereirmo.com/irmo-police-custody-death/
https://www.abccolumbia.com/2025/06/27/officials-two-irmo-police-officers-placed-on-administrative-leave-after-suspect-dies-in-custody/