Sheriff Hands His Own Deputy's Case to State Investigators

The Pickens County Sheriff's Office asked the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division to investigate allegations of misconduct involving former deputy Joseph Russell Williamson, after the deputy was arrested and dismissed.

Referring the matter out is the correct posture: a department investigating its own former officer for a potential crime cannot produce a result the public would credit. For an independent overview, see SC Law Enforcement Division case updates.

The report is at Fox Carolina.

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For independent background on this topic, see SC Law Enforcement Division case updates, and review the full source list below. This is a summary of published reporting, not original reporting, and criminal charges are allegations until a court decides otherwise.