BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Nearly five weeks after winning a seat on the Berkeley County School Board, Brian Adams has announced his resignation, citing South Carolina’s constitution as the reason. “The facts to the circumstance are that I understood I could not hold the seat and be an officer at the same time due to an archaic state constitution still on the […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, SC — A lawsuit filed by multiple former detention officers last month has moved from state court to the federal court system. They are speaking out against their former employers, saying that former sheriff Wayne Dewitt and Berkeley County Government broke the law by not paying them and other employees for overtime. The five former employees and their […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Former Berkeley County Sheriff Wayne DeWitt could be facing trial in less than two months. A judge has set a tentative October 5th trial date for the case. According to South Carolina Highway Patrol, on December 24, 2014, DeWitt hit another vehicle, fled the scene and then led officers on a high speed chase traveling more than 100 miles per […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–In a report by WCSC-TV, the insurance settlement for a crash involving former Berkeley County Sheriff Wayne DeWitt totals more than $161,000. According to the State Fiscal Accountability Authority, the insurance settlement was $12,221 for property damage and $149,000 for bodily injury, for a total of $161,221. According to South Carolina Highway Patrol, on December 24, 2014, DeWitt hit another […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—Several years ago as the county’s inmate population grew, the need for a larger jail was without question an absolute must. The county eventually built one; however, it’s been sitting dormant for several years, but it’s not by choice. Sheriff Wayne Dewitt says his office currently lacks the manpower to run it. Dewitt is hoping to change that. […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—On June 10th, Berkeley County voters will head to the polls and vote for who they want as sheriff. Since 1995, Wayne Dewitt has served in that role. However, Lt. Brian Adams with the North Charleston Police Department is challenging him. While he is employed in Charleston County, Adams lives in Goose Creek and grew up in Berkeley […]
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