SLED Charges Former Williamsburg County Deputy for Alleged Student Assault

Former SC deputy charged after he ‘violently pushed, pulled’ a high school student, SLED says

The State Law Enforcement Division charged a former Pee Dee deputy with assault and battery after he allegedly pushed, then pulled a high school student.

Williamsburg County deputy charged in assault of high school student

The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division has charged a Williamsburg County deputy in the May assault of a Kingstree High School student, the agency confirmed.

SLED charges former Williamsburg County deputy for alleged student assault

WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – State agents have charged a former Williamsburg County deputy months after a video circulating on social media showed the deputy involved in an altercation with a Kingstree High School student. Garey Darnell McKnight, 48, was charged with assault and battery (3rd degree) on Friday after the Williamsburg County Sheriff's Office [...]

South Carolina deputy arrested for alleged assault of student at high school

The warrant states that the victim was "standing passively" in front of the now-former deputy when the incident occurred.