South Carolina Sheriff COP Gets FIRED IMMEDIATELY After Tackling Citizen, Deleting Footage, and Losing Control
This South Carolina sheriff story is about a deputy who got fired immediately after tackling a citizen and deleting footage. The Florence County Sheriff’s Office said they became aware of an incident that happened Monday involving one of their deputies, Sgt. Paul Morrison.
The South Carolina sheriff incident on video
In the video, a deputy approaches someone who is recording. The deputy seems to have tackled that person to the ground during the arrest.
After the man is on the ground, the camera shoots out of frame from the officer and the person recording. However, you can hear the person who was recording say, “Enjoy the lawsuit. Enjoy paying for my camera too.”
The officer then says in the video that the person would be getting a “resisting arrest” charge. The man recording states, “Resisting? I’m not moving.” They both continue to go back and forth on whether or not the arrest is justified.
The South Carolina sheriff investigation and the firing
The sheriff’s office said they received a written complaint from a person arrested, and his video was posted on YouTube. They said they opened an Internal Affairs Investigation. It involved a review of all known videos, including body-worn camera video and interviews of deputies on the scene.
Deputies said the investigation determined that numerous sheriff’s office policy violations happened during the incident. Sgt. Morrison is no longer employed by the sheriff’s office as a result of the investigation. The sheriff’s office said it also transferred the incident to the 12th Circuit Solicitor’s Office.
The deleted footage
Deputies added that they met with the individual involved and his attorney, and they made all existing video available. Initially, reports said Sgt. Paul Morrison deleted the footage. However, the recorder was able to recover the footage. A bit of that footage shows what appears to be Sgt. Paul Morrison handling his phone while deleting the footage.
No one has reported a comment regarding the allegation of Sgt. Paul Morrison deleting footage. They said their agency has conducted training on the handling of the First Amendment rights, and the training is ongoing.
For background on the county, learn more about Florence County on Wikipedia.
Key takeaways
- The Florence County Sheriff’s Office became aware of an incident that happened Monday involving Sgt. Paul Morrison.
- Next, the South Carolina sheriff’s office opened an Internal Affairs Investigation.
- The investigation determined that numerous policy violations happened during the incident.
- Sgt. Morrison is no longer employed by the sheriff’s office, and the office transferred the incident to the 12th Circuit Solicitor’s Office.
- Finally, the sheriff’s office said its training on First Amendment rights is ongoing.
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