Coroner: Man accused in Travelers Rest death has died

GREENVILLE, SC (FOX Carolina) – A man charged with murder after a woman was found dead in May died in hospital Saturday, officials said.

According to the Greenville County Coroner, the man, 39-year-old Michael Clarkson, was taken to the hospital after Greenville County Detention Center staff found him in critical condition in the cell on Friday. Clarkson was pronounced dead a day later, on Saturday.

He was arrested on Tuesday, May 28, at a store on New Easley Bridge Road after a woman was found dead in Travelers Rest.

Officials said the case and cause of death are currently unknown. An autopsy is scheduled for Monday.

The state law enforcement agency is also investigating the incident.

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