Richland County man accused of threatening the life of public official

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)– A Richland County man has been charged and accused of threatening the life of a public official.

Sources revealed that the official is to be Democratic Representative Seth Rose.

According to SLED, 57-year-old Dewayne Simmons was arrested on Thursday.

His arrest warrant saying he sent letters through the mail threatening rose’s life by using a gun with a silencer.

The letters included details of where representative Rose works.

Simmons is employed with the South Carolina Department of Public Health currently on unpaid administrative leave.

He is being held at the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center and faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison.