South Carolina
Entries whose effect landed somewhere in South Carolina (SC) — a city, a county, a campus, a detention facility — whichever government acted. Federal conduct inside South Carolina counts here.
This is not the same set as South Carolina's jurisdiction page, which records the 17 entries where South Carolina's own government was the acting authority, wherever those events happened. The two overlap and neither contains the other: place and power are separate facts, and statewide acts appear there and not here.
7 entries · 5 places
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Colleton County county 2 entries
Colleton County, S.C. sheriff's lieutenant fired over 62 unauthorized Flock camera searches, including his spouse's vehicle
Colleton County Sheriff's Office Lt. Kevin Smalls was fired on August 31, 2026, after an internal audit found he conducted 62 unauthorized searches of the department's Flock license-plate-reader system over a six-month period, including searches of vehicles registered to his spouse and other acquaintances. Sheriff Guerry Hill Jr. requested a South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) investigation into potential criminal conduct. Smalls is the second Colleton County lieutenant fired for Flock misuse in August 2026, after Lt. Ruben Carter's termination on August 20 over more than 2,700 unauthorized searches.
Colleton County, S.C. lieutenant made 2,700+ unauthorized Flock license-plate searches on 14 people over a year, fired
Colleton County, South Carolina Sheriff's Office Lieutenant Ruben Carter was fired on August 20, 2026 after an internal audit found he had made more than 2,700 unauthorized searches of the department's Flock license-plate-reader system over roughly a year, targeting 14 people -- including himself, fellow deputies, friends, and former associates. Sheriff Guerry "Buddy" Hill Jr. asked the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division to investigate possible criminal conduct and overhauled the department's Flock access policy in response.
Greer city 2 entries
Greer, S.C. police corporal repeatedly searched Flock cameras to track a fellow officer, falsified justifications
Greer, South Carolina Police Department Corporal Kareem Lynch repeatedly used the department's Flock Safety license-plate-reader system to search for the license plate of a fellow officer with whom he had a prior relationship, between December 2025 and January 2026, logging the queries under false justifications such as "welfare checks" or "city planning." The city of Greer disclosed on July 14, 2026 that Lynch had been terminated on June 26, 2026 after a Flock AI audit corroborated the allegations.
Greer, S.C. police officer searched Flock cameras to track his ex-girlfriend and other citizens, falsified justifications
Greer, South Carolina Police Department Officer Sebastian Echeverry used the department's Flock Safety license-plate-reader system to search the plates of several citizens, including his ex-girlfriend, between December 13, 2025 and May 25, 2026, entering "Alcohol Offense Non-DUI" as his justification even though that was not the true reason for the searches. The city of Greer disclosed on July 14, 2026 that Echeverry had been terminated on June 29, 2026 after a Flock AI audit corroborated the allegations.
Columbia city 1 entry
Army substantiated misconduct finding against Fort Jackson chaplain after year of opaque handling, still withheld discipline details
On August 14, 2026, the U.S. Army completed a reopened 15-6 investigation substantiating a finding of "counterproductive leadership" against Chaplain Maj. Edward Blackledge, roughly one year after he allegedly told Capt. Tatyana Jordan, a Black subordinate at Fort Jackson's Chaplain School, "I'll need to tie you to a tree and beat you." In the intervening year the Army bypassed an Equal Opportunity investigation in favor of a fact-finding inquiry that came back "unfounded" without ever being disclosed to Jordan, its Inspector General's office declined to get involved, and military police characterized the incident as a "bad joke"; the case was reopened only after Military.com published Jordan's account in April 2026. An Army spokesperson confirmed the investigation was complete and "appropriate action was taken" but would not disclose what discipline, if any, Blackledge received.
Mauldin city 1 entry
Mauldin, S.C. officer fired for using Flock cameras 166 times to track ex-partner, falsified search logs
Separation papers Mauldin, South Carolina police officials filed with the S.C. Criminal Justice Academy — first publicly reported August 10, 2026 after records requests, since neither Hammond nor the department disclosed it voluntarily — showed that Mauldin Police Department officer Ellie Hammond was terminated August 3, 2026 after using the department's Flock automated license-plate-reader system 166 times between March and July 2026 to track a former significant other's vehicle. Hammond disguised the searches by logging them as warrant checks, traffic infractions, and welfare checks rather than their real purpose.
Richland County county 1 entry
Richland County, S.C. deputy Russell Kenton II fired, arrested for misusing Flock camera system
Richland County Sheriff's Department deputy Russell Kenton II, 35, was fired and arrested for misconduct in office on July 29, 2026, after a July 24 audit by the department's Professional Standards Division found he had used his access to the Flock license-plate-reader system to research information unrelated to law enforcement purposes. Sheriff Leon Lott announced the termination and arrest; RCSD's public statements did not specify what information Kenton searched or why. Kenton was booked into the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center and released on a $20,000 personal recognizance bond.