South Carolina Criminal Attorney Blog

Small towns have the same problems as the big ones. In Prosperity, South Carolina, which is about 180 miles from Myrtle Beach, the Police Chief, Graig Nelson, resigned. Now, SLED, which stands for State Law Enforcement Division, is investigate. Benji Sease, who is now the acting chief, told a local radio station that Chief Nelson stepped down in relation to certain money that is apparently missing. The radio station was informed that the money was kept in a locker that is part of the stored evidence. Nelson was previously investigated last year in an incident that reportedly involved him running over his ex-mother-in-law's foot. Reports so far have not stated if he has retained an attorney, as one might expect since this has the obvious appearance of a criminal investigation. This is just one of many different types of cases that SLED investigates. In the Mission Statement on their website, they say that their primary function is to assist law enforcement agencies with manpower and technology and to investigate matters for the State as needed by the Attorney General and the Governor.