UPDATED: Aiken County Detention Center Inmate Accused Of Killing Fellow Inmate

Aiken, SC—According to SLED spokesperson Jennifer Timmons, the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) is charging an Aiken County Detention Center inmate with the death of a fellow inmate.

Andrew Nathan York, 37, of the 300 block of Outing Club Road, in Aiken, SC is accused of Murder.

According to an arrest warrant, York used his fist to hit the victim, 55-year-old Dale Ralph Sengelman in the face. As a result, Sengelman fell backwards onto a concrete floor of a common area at the Detention Center, causing a fracture to his head.

Sengleman was transported to MCG, where he was pronounced dead.

The crime allegedly happened on April 28, 2009.

Murder is a felony offense punishable by death, life in prison or a mandatory minimum of thirty (30) years in prison.

The Aiken County Sheriff’s Office assisted with this investigation.

Sengelman, 55, of Orangeburg, SC was being held at the detention center on two counts of Lewd Act on a Child under 16.

York 37, of Aiken, SC is being held at the detention center on one count of Breach of Trust with Fraudulent Intent, $5,000 or more, in addition to the new Murder charge.

UPDATE: According to Aiken County Cornoer Tim Carlton, Sengelman died at Medical College of Georgia, Neurology ICU from injuries he sustained after an alleged fight at the Aiken County Detention Center.

Singelman was transported initially to Aiken Regional Medical Centers in Aiken after the April 28, 2009, 4:45 pm incident. He was then transferred to
Medical College of Georgia, Augusta GA around 10pm. The inmate was transferred to the Neurology ICU where he was operated on for a subdural hematoma and skull fracture. The inmate’s condition worsened and he was pronounced dead Wednesday afternoon at 3:53 pm. The inmate is scheduled for autopsy in Newberry, SC on Thursday. South Carolina Law Enforcement Division is investigating the incident and the Aiken County Coroner’s Office is investigating the death.