Orangeburg County inmate detainee starts 2 fires, throws ‘yellow substance’ on officers

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - The Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office reported an inmate set multiple fires at the Orangeburg County Detention Center on Oct. 23.Yo’Quan Summers was charged by law enforcement with property damage, two counts of second-degree arson, and throwing bodily fluids as a prisoner on an officer, corrections employee or visitor.Summers was booked in the detention center after being charged with murder in 2020.According to Deputy Mj. Rene Williams, Summers intentionally damaged his mattress in the detention center, used the poly-fiber from its outer shell, and used a lighter to start a fire.The inmate threw the burning material from his room to the floor.According to deputies, after they extinguished the fire, Summers started a second one. Summers threw several papers and an orange jumpsuit into the fire to increase the size, investigators said.Officers extinguished the fire when Summers threw a “yellow substance” on them.The case will be presented to a judge.