How important is chain of custody?

SC acquits 2 individuals of drug charges due to broken chain of custody 01/24/24 The Supreme Court (SC) has acquitted two individuals of drug charges due to a broken chain of custody. In a 22-page decision, the SC Second Division reversed and set aside the ruling of...

Lawyer: Cash accidentally burned; Ex-ODPS officer on trial for missing money

Byrd testified that during the audit, SLED discovered there were allegedly 21 files which had last been modified by Shultz which had currency missing. March 30, 2023The attorney for a former Orangeburg officer says his client accidentally burned evidence room...

Former officer convicted of taking guns, money from evidence in South Carolina

As a result, he was sentenced to 10 years in prison and suspended to one year of active time with probation afterward. The sentence was handed down by Judge Bentley Price. February 10, 2023SUMMERVILLE, S.C. — A former South Carolina police officer has been sentenced...

Changes implemented at Summerville PD following former officer’s arrest

He was accused of taking nearly $7,500 from their evidence room. February 11, 2022 SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (WCIV) — New changes have been implemented at the Summerville Police Department.This comes after a third audit was completed by SLED after a former officer was...

Ex-Summerville officer accused of stealing guns also accused of stealing cash from evidence

Rollings admitted to stealing $7,493 in cash after being confronted about that amount of money which was found to be unaccounted for from the police evidence room.Enter Headline here October 14, 2021SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (WCSC) – A training history report from the...

SLED: Former Ninety Six police officer stole from evidence room

Warrants allege he stole $6,760 from the Ninety Six Police Department’s evidence room. May 11, 2021A week after a Ninety Six police officer was charged with domestic violence, he has found himself facing a new charge: stealing from his former employer.Agents...