AIKEN COUNTY, S.C. — Authorities have released the name of a detainee who died at a South Carolina jail on Saturday morning.

The Aiken County Sheriff's Office said a detention officer at the Aiken County jail was performing a routine check when the officer found an unresponsive detainee in a cell. Authorities said officers attempted to revive the detainee until medical crews arrived; however, the person ultimately died.

Coroner Darryl Ables said the coroner's office was called to the jail around 4 a.m. The inmate was identified as 37-year-old Kevin V. Rodriguez of Aiken. An autopsy is scheduled for the following week to officially determine Rodriguez's cause and manner of death.

As part of its standard procedure, the sheriff's office said it has called in the South Carolina Law Enforcem

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