$25 Million Lawsuit: Fearing Walter Scott-Like Backlash, Charleston County Officials Misled Public in Deputy Shooting
Just a month after controversy erupted over police accounts of Walter Scott’s death, Charleston County sheriff’s officials faced possible backlash about why one of their own deputies had shot a man in his home, leaving him paralyzed. They hosted a news conference and released recordings — a show of transparency. But the officials withheld from the public the deputy’s own report — an account …
