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| Necessary Force Used By Deputy, No Charges |
| By postandcourier.com |
| Published: 02/21/2011 |
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MONCKS CORNER -- A Berkeley County sheriff's deputy used poor judgment by arguing with a handcuffed inmate inside the detention center last month, but he did not use excessive force when he slapped and punched the man after he spit in the deputy's face, an internal affairs investigation found. Cpl. Robert W. Thomas used the necessary force to prevent the disorderly conduct suspect from spitting on him again, Maj. Ricky Driggers wrote in a Feb. 10 letter to Sheriff Wayne DeWitt and Chief Deputy Butch Henerey. Thomas, who had been on administrative duty since the Jan. 20 incident, is back on duty after receiving a verbal reprimand for engaging the suspect in an argument, Driggers said Thursday. The Sheriff's Office has charged Thomas Howard Simmons Jr., 44, of Moncks Corner with throwing bodily fluids at an officer in connection with the alleged spitting incident. He has been released on $15,000 bail. Read More. |
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