COLUMBIA (AP) — A former South Carolina sheriff has been convicted in federal court of abusing his power and stealing money from government programs. Ex-Chester County Sheriff Alex Underwood is the 13th sheriff in South Carolina to be convicted of ...

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A former South Carolina sheriff who pleaded guilty to stealing public money last month was arrested at his home and charged with criminal domestic violence. Former Florence County Sheriff Kenney Boone spent Monday night at the jail in neighboring Darlington ...

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A former South Carolina sheriff pleaded guilty Wednesday to committing crimes while in office, becoming the 10th sheriff to do so in the past decade. But like four of those other former lawmen, he won’t spend any time in prison. ...

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A suspended South Carolina sheriff faces more charges. A Greenville County grand jury has indicted Will Lewis on six charges of misconduct and one of obstruction of justice. The latest misconduct charges include intimidating witnesses in a State Law Enforcement ...

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The sheriff of McCormick County can hold onto his badge. Clarke Stearns, the county’s top cop, meets the state’s minimum education and experience qualifications for the post despite having spent most of his career working out of state, the South ...

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MCCORMICK (AP) Clarke Stearns has been working as sheriff for more than 18 months in McCormick County, but it’s still up in the air whether he is qualified to be the county’s top lawman. Stearns’ Democratic opponent in the 2016 ...

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GREENVILLE (AP) — A South Carolina sheriff suspended this week after being charged with misconduct in office and obstruction of justice has pleaded not guilty. Suspended Greenville County Sheriff Will Lewis was arraigned April 19 and was given a bond that ...

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A South Carolina sheriff’s office says an officer shot and killed a man earlier this month because the officer feared for his life. Dillon County Capt. Cliff Arnette said in a news release Monday night that deputies were looking for ...

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A sheriff-turned-legislator who fired a jail worker for leaking information about an inmate’s death cannot raise qualified immunity as a shield against a lawsuit claiming First Amendment violations, a South Carolina federal judge has ruled. Former York County Sheriff Bruce ...

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