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C0RI0LANUS

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Thu Aug 22, 2024, 09:35 AM Aug 22

SC Deputy Charged with Killing Unarmed Man, Letting Police Dog Maul Innocent Man

Source: CBS

A deputy in South Carolina has been charged with voluntary manslaughter and assault after he shot an unarmed suspect five times, killing him, while letting his police dog maul a different, innocent person.

Florence County deputy Treyvon Jonathan Sellers (29) failed to give the dog the right commands to stop attacking and the homeowner was mauled for approximately 87 seconds, suffering permanent injuries to his left arm and shoulder.

Sellers was charged with voluntary manslaughter in Rankin’s death and faces two to 30 years in prison if convicted. He was also charged with assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature in the dog’s attack and faces up to 20 years if convicted.

The fate of the police dog is not known.





Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/treyvon-sellers-south-carolina-deputy-charged-killing-unarmed-man-police-dog-maul-someone-else/



Undated photo of former deputy Treyvon Jonathan Sellers:

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SC Deputy Charged with Killing Unarmed Man, Letting Police Dog Maul Innocent Man (Original Post) C0RI0LANUS Aug 22 OP
Throw the book at him Mysterian Aug 22 #1
Wow!!! MarineCombatEngineer Aug 22 #2
Give the police military equipment SCantiGOP Aug 22 #5
If convicted, this young man faces a lifetime of grief behind bars. C0RI0LANUS Aug 22 #3
Prison time, and a lot of it. republianmushroom Aug 22 #4
Cops in prison are very popular JoseBalow Aug 22 #6

SCantiGOP

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5. Give the police military equipment
Thu Aug 22, 2024, 12:01 PM
Aug 22

Don’t be surprised when they act like a conquering army.
I know in S.C. almost every police agency has gotten surplus military equipment, like armored personnel carriers.

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