GEORGETOWN COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) - An inmate housed at the Georgetown County Detention Center has died after suffering a medical condition, officials announced Saturday. The Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office said a woman was placed in the detention center’s detox unit after she was arrested F riday for shoplifting by the Georgetown Police Department. “Detention Center staff observed her experiencing a medical emergency this afternoon and medical assistance was rendered prior to the arrival of Georgetown County Emergency Medical Service,” the sheriff’s office said. “After being transferred to Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital she was pronounced dead.” Sheriff Carter Weaver contacted the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division and requested the agency investigate the death.  The inmate's identity is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.  ...read more read less