Monday, April 14, 2008

South Carolina: Officers of state's Department of Public Safety could face criminal charges over assaults on suspects

Investigations into the embattled S.C. Department of Public Safety could lead to criminal charges against troopers, outside monitoring of the agency and independent review of citizens’ complaints, state and federal officials say.

Federal and state law enforcement authorities will meet for the first time as a group this week to determine the scope and direction of their probes, said Kevin McDonald, acting U.S. attorney for South Carolina.

He declined to discuss specifics of videotapes obtained by The State newspaper showing Highway Patrol troopers engaging in questionable behavior, but said, “some I’ve reviewed are troubling.”

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