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Charleston Police: Man in Facebook Video Threatens to Kill Police Chiefs

ABC Columbia Staff

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — State police have arrested a man after they say he posted a video on Facebook threatening to shoot and kill police chiefs of Charleston and North Charleston. The State Law Enforcement Division charged 41-year-old Byron Long on Thursday with two counts of threatening a public official. A sworn statement from a SLED agent said Long…
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Slager sues police group for failing to defend him in murder case

ABC Columbia Staff

Attorneys discussed the process to declare former North Charleston police officer Michael Slager indigent, thus making him eligible for state-funded legal assistance during a Dec. 23, 2015 hearing. His attorneys want help paying for expert witnesses. CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — The former North Charleston police officer charged with murder in the shooting of Walter Scott is suing the Police Benevolent…