Absolutely Damning Details Emerge About South Carolina Jail Where Mentally Ill White Inmate was Starved to Death, While These Questions Remain Unanswered

Damning new information has emerged about the Chesterfield County Detention Center in South Carolina where mentally ill White inmate who was in there on charges of impersonating a police officer, while several questions remain unanswered.

As The Gateway Pundit reported, a South Carolina inmate who told his family he was being intentionally starved inside the Chesterfield County Detention Center has now been ruled a homicide victim, nearly two months after jailers found his dehydrated, emaciated body on the floor of a feces-covered cell with the water shut off.

Gary Donald “Bubba” Blair, 43, was found lifeless on the floor of his E Pod cell at the Chesterfield County Detention Center on July 24. The cell was covered in inches-deep feces.

Blair also had no mattress and was completely naked. Even worse, he went from nearly 300 pounds at booking to 185 pounds at autopsy.

Blair’s official cause of death was revealed to be “profound dehydration…due to deprivation of water.” Pneumonia, a pressure ulcer on his heel consistent with lying on the floor for days, evidence he ingested toilet water, and profound weight loss were named as contributing factors.

At the center of it all was Jail Administrator Troy Ellerbe, who was accused of racist treatment toward White inmates.

Ellerbe had led the facility since early 2023 before Sheriff Cambo Streater fired him five days after Blair’s body was found. No explanation was given why.

According to the Chesterfield County Sheriff’s website, Ellerbe was previously hired at the Chesterfield Police Department in 2000 and completed the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy. Troy maintained his position as a police officer for the town of Chesterfield until March of 2003, when he was promoted to a Sheriff’s deputy. He then rose through the ranks as a sergeant and staff sergeant.

Ellerbe participated in an interview with the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SCLED) following the incident. No charges have been filed against him at this point.

Meanwhile, the following questions remain unanswered and must be determined by the SCLED:

• Who ordered Blair’s water shut off?
• Who saw his condition and failed to intervene?
• What do cell-check logs and surveillance video show?
• Do other complaints, messages, or treatment records corroborate racial targeting?
• Why did no one obtain emergency medical records as Blair’s weight collapsed?
• Who will be held accountable?

There is also extremely troubling information about the detention center. In eight years, five inmates have been found dead, and all of them are White.

This is surely not a coincidence.

The Sheriff’s department also has a history of corruption, from drugs to sex offenses to financial crimes in the jail.

South Carolina Chesterfield County Detention Center.

In 8 years 4 White Men and A White Woman have been found dead.

Not one Black Inmate has been found dead.

Almost all the guards are Black

The Sheriffs Department has a history of Corruption from Drugs to Sex offenses to… pic.twitter.com/ajGJIVQC7W

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Here’s the proof:

Planting evidence in South Carolina Chesterfield County.@HarmeetKDhillon pic.twitter.com/TktObiy0gU

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South Carolina Chesterfield County

One cop was running drugs from the jail.@HarmeetKDhillon

They were providing uniforms to non cops to run drugs. pic.twitter.com/MTdSsrGV0S

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in 2018, steven Bruce Medlin, died in custody at South Carolina chesterfield detention center.

He was charged with simple marijuana possession.@HarmeetKDhillon

5 Whites now counted pic.twitter.com/1bxbsLUm08

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It’s hard to believe Ellerbe was the only person who allegedly contributed to Blair’s murder. Every guard and inmate in the facility needs to be investigated.

In addition, Sheriff Streater has some tough questions to answer.