An investigation that began last September as a result of community complaints culminated with the arrest of numerous suspects. The sheriff s office said it would have details later. Law officers with the sheriff s office, Hendersonville Police Department, Greenville County Sheriffs Office and the Transylvania County Sheriffs Office hit numerous targets simultaneously.
Deputy faces probe after closing car door on suspect s head
March 12, 2021
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GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) A sheriff s deputy in South Carolina whose body camera showed him closing a car door on the head of a handcuffed suspect is facing an internal affairs investigation.
The Greenville County Sheriff’s Office has an “active” probe of the April 2019 incident involving Sgt. Jacob Walters, spokesman Lt. Ryan Flood said Friday in an email, confirming a report in The Greenville News.
He said the agency has also requested an investigation by the State Law Enforcement Division. SLED has an “open investigation into this matter,” spokesman Tommy Crosby said in an email.