RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. — The Richland County Sheriff’s Department says a detention officer at Alvin S. Glenn has been arrested and charged after investigators determined she used excessive force on two inmates.

According to RCSD, 52-year-old Latasha McClendon was taken into custody following a review of an incident reported to the department on November 6. Investigators say the incident happened on October 26 around 8:55 p.m. inside a cell at the jail, where Officer McClendon was involved in a verbal dispute with an inmate.

According to the release, McClendon sprayed a chemical irritant into the cell and then closed the flap door, leaving two inmates inside. After reviewing the evidence, investigators determined the use of force was excessive.

McClendon is charged with two counts of Assa

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