Thursday, Jun. 11, 2009
Missed the News?
We’ve got you covered with this recap of the week’s headlines:
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caught on video
Horry County Police’s altercation with a suspect has made national news after a video of the incident was released showing an officer laying the smackdown on Krishmar Shamar Bessent, who nabbed a police Taser. The dashboard video shows Officer Charles Dean hitting Bessent several times in the face while they struggled on the ground, but an internal investigation found no wrong-doing on his part. On Wednesday, the president of Coastal Carolina Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police issued a statement supporting that internal investigation: “Officer Dean acted within departmental policies and the force continuum.’’