ABC Columbia
Apr 1, 2021 2:49 PM EDT
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– An Upstate man is suing the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office as well as two individual deputies after he says a deputy slammed his head in a patrol car door. Attorneys for Stephon Hopkins announced the lawsuit Wednesday afternoon.
In April 2019, after Hopkins was arrested for interfering with an investigation and resisting arrest.
“This wasn’t a couple of bad apples getting carried away,” explains Hopkins’ attorney Bakari Sellers. “This was a complete failure from beginning to end. They were going to make my client pay one way or another and the system that was supposed to protect his safety and his rights either turned a blind eye or joined in.”
Public assistance asked locating missing girl, 11
The Greenville County Sheriff’s Office is requesting the public’s assistance in locating a missing 11 year-old.
Nivia Young walked away from her home about 2:30 p.m., today, located on Walden Creek Way, and has not been seen or heard from since.
Nivia is 5-foot-2, 100-pounds, with a mole on the left side of her nose. She was last seen wearing a teal in color North Face fleece jacket, jeans and white sneakers. She was carrying a unicorn backpack and Nike bag.
Anyone who comes in contact with Nivia or knows her whereabouts is asked to call 9-1-1 immediately.