Greenville Co. sheriff to pay $104K over deputy’s crash
The Greenville County Sheriff’s Office will pay a $104,000 settlement to family who was injured after their car was hit head-on by a sheriff’s deputy speeding toward a call for service. A settlement agreement filed in Greenville County Circuit Court shows that the driver of the car that was struck, Lamara Wilson, and his […]
South Carolina sheriff’s deputy fired; 5 reprimanded
GREENVILLE (AP) A sheriff’s deputy in South Carolina has been fired following an internal investigation and five other deputies have been reprimanded. The Greenville County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release that Deputy Jared Stroud was fired for “untruthfulness.” Sheriff Johnny Mack Brown said earlier this month that an internal investigation was underway into [&helli[...]
SC sheriff’s employee investigated for crime since shakeup
GREENVILLE (AP) South Carolina detectives are investigating a crime involving one or more employees of a troubled law enforcement agency. Media organizations report the State Law Enforcement Division is looking into an allegation that an unspecified crime was committed by a member of the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office. The office says it won’t release more […]
South Carolina widow reaches settlement in chase death
GREENVILLE (AP) The widow of a South Carolina firefighter struck and killed during a chase involving a sheriff’s deputy has settled a lawsuit. News outlets reported Amber Childs Howard was awarded $225,000 in her lawsuit against the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office. Her husband, North Greenville fire Lt. Jordan Howard, was killed in a 2015 crash […]
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