Overview

• The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office suspended the deputy without pay and removed his badge, weapons, and other issued equipment.
• SLED opened a criminal investigation after a social-media video showed the encounter in the Squiresgate neighborhood on Sunday evening.
• An internal affairs review by the sheriff’s office is underway in parallel with the state probe.
• The 14th Circuit Solicitor’s Office Public Integrity Unit is set to assess SLED’s report for a charging decision.
• Officials have not released the deputy’s name; residents report feeling less safe, and authorities asked anyone with information to come forward.