Jail inmate dies 2 days after a fight breaks out

Two days after a fight broke out in the Gilchrist County Jail, an inmate has been charged with manslaughter after his cellmate was found not breathing.
During an observation check Callen Quinton Kincaid, 34, was found unresponsive by corrections staff last Tuesday at 9:15 p.m.
According to Gilchrist County Sheriff Daniel Slaughter, Kincaid had gotten into an altercation with his 21-year-old cellmate Andrew Ward of Middleburg.

During the incident Kincaid sustained serious injuries, which prompted Gilchrist County Emergency Medical Services to respond to the facility and transport Kincaid to Shands Hospital in Gainesville, where he was listed in stable condition.
“We honestly don’t know what they were fighting over,” Maj. Tony Smith of the Gilchrist County Sheriff’s Office said. “At this time, we are going through hours and hours of video.”
Kincaid, who was a resident of Homerville, Georgia, was released from Shands Hospital on Tuesday evening, at which time he was transported back to the Gilchrist County Jail.
After arriving back at the jail at 7:56 p.m., Kincaid was placed in isolation under observation, Slaughter explained.
One hour and 19 minutes later, Kincaid was found not breathing. Attempts to revive Kincaid, which were performed by both corrections staff and emergency medical technicians were unsuccessful.
Kincaid’s body was transported to the Medical Examiner’s Office in Gainesville where an autopsy was performed last Wednesday to establish the cause of death. Maj. Smith would not say what the results from the autopsy showed as it pertains to an ongoing investigation.
Following Kincaid’s death, Andrew Ward’s charges, which had been Aggravated Battery upon Kincaid, were increased to Manslaughter. The Aggravated Battery charges carries a $35,000 bond, and the bond for the manslaughter charge was set at $150,000.
At the time of the incident, Ward was serving a 60-day sentence, which began on July 20, for possession of alcohol by a person under 21 years of age.
“This was his [Ward’s] first criminal offense,” Smith said. “That’s what is so sad about all this.”
According to Barbie Martin, deputy clerk at the Gilchrist County Clerk’s Office, Ward appeared before Judge David Glant on the charge of possession of alcohol by a person under 21 years of age. At the sentencing, Ward was given the option of 60 days in jail, or probation and he opted for the jail time.
Kincaid was awaiting sentencing while in the county jail after he was arrested on July 7 while allegedly trying to steal anhydrous ammonia from Southern States in Trenton.
Following that incident, Kincaid had been charged with Theft of Anhydrous, Burglary and Possession of Burglary Tools.
At the time of his arrest, Kincaid was also served with a past warrant for failure to appear for a previous trespass charge.