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Woman arrested for stealing at Walmart — but she was nowhere near store, SC suit says

She spent the night in jail after being arrested in front of her children, she told McClatchy News.

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Woman arrested for stealing at Walmart — but she was nowhere near store, SC suit says

She spent the night in jail after being arrested in front of her children, she told McClatchy News.

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Lawsuit alleges Lake City police, Florence County Detention Center policy violations led to the death of a Lake City man


EFFINGHAM, S.C. — A lawsuit filed in Florence County  alleges that officers from the Lake City Police Department and Florence County Detention Center violated their organizations' policies and that those violations resulted in the death of Erskine McClam on Dec. 27, 2018. 
Lethe McClam, individually and as the personal representative of Erskine McClam, filed the suit against Lake City, its police department, Florence County, the sheriff's office, the detention center, and Dr. Kris Crawford alleging that each was grossly negligent and that Erskine McClam's Dec. 27, 2018, death was wrongful. 
Getting to the detention center...
Lake City Police Chief Kipp Coker told the Morning News that McClam was arrested on Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2018, and charged with assault on a law enforcement officer and disorderly conduct. 

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