Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office debunked social media rumors of an inmate fight at the detention center. Heather B. Smith was booked Tuesday around 5:57 p.m. for cocaine possession after her March 10 hospital release following a Feb. 28 crash on Union Highway.
Timeline
- Crash injured Smith; hospitalized 12 days.
- Highway Patrol arrested her post-release on the warrant.
- During escort, she complained of pain (from crash), got EMS to hospital—no jail fight involved.
No injuries at the facility; rumors false. Good callout on misinformation—crash pains lingered, not inmate violence. Ties into your SC news follows,













