COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The Richland County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD) announced the arrest of a detention guard at Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center on charges of excessive force.

According to RCSD, 52-year-old Latasha McClendon was arrested Nov. 6 for using excessive force on two inmates.

On that day, deputies were informed that a detention guard was accused of excessive force at the jail.

An investigation showed that on the night of October 26, Officer McClendon with the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center got into an argument with an inmate in a cell.

Deputies said McClendon then used a ‘chemical irritant,’ spraying it into the cell before closing the flap door with two inmates inside.

RCSD investigators reviewed evidence and determined that the use of force was excessive.

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