Andrew Fancher
Journalist and Researcher at FITSNews
@FITSNews Researcher 🧾 Mainstream Defector ✌️ Disseminator of Law Enforcement Corruption ‼️
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3 weeks ago |
fitsnews.com | Andrew Fancher
A former South Carolina police chief — infamous for harassment, retaliation and sustained misconduct that prompted his termination (as well as a newly filed lawsuit against the town that employed him) — was listed as a suspect in an unrelated harassment complaint filed earlier this week in the Palmetto Lowcountry.
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3 weeks ago |
fitsnews.com | Andrew Fancher
A South Carolina civilian may have permanently disqualified himself from ever becoming a police officer — after testifying under oath that he already was one. According to agents with the S.C. State Law Enforcement Division (SLED) – whose law enforcement certifications are not in question – McArthur Wright Jr., 39, of Spartanburg, S.C. falsely testified during a Greenville County trial that he was a certified officer with the Duncan Police Department (DPD).
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1 month ago |
fitsnews.com | Andrew Fancher
A newly filed lawsuit in Charleston County, South Carolina has accused the Town of Sullivans Island of enabling misconduct on the part of its former police chief by ignoring years of internal complaints and documented misconduct.
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1 month ago |
fitsnews.com | Andrew Fancher
For more than two decades, Charles “Chuck” Wright ruled Spartanburg County as one of South Carolina’s most recognizable sheriffs — a law-and-order hardliner whose grip on power reached from church altars to corporate newsrooms (which rarely questioned his authority).
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1 month ago |
fitsnews.com | Andrew Fancher
After weeks of speculation over his whereabouts, the longtime sheriff of Spartanburg County, South Carolina finally resurfaced — not at his office, but on a church livestream — as a multi-agency investigation into his department intensifies. At approximately 10:00 a.m. EST on Sunday (May 11, 2025), Sheriff Charles “Chuck” Wright was caught on video during a service at Rejoice Lutheran Church — wearing his badge and sidearm as he moved through the congregation.
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🎙️ LET’S TALK ABOUT CHUCK WRIGHT An excerpt from my convo with the @FITSNews team during this week’s Month In Review (#MIR) — breaking down the myth vs. reality of ex-Sheriff Chuck Wright and the institutional corruption coming into sharper focus following his resignation amid a https://t.co/XFLVWqWGYN
RT @fitsnews: Our @RealAndyFancher loves busting a #BadgeGoneBad... the difference in this case? The wannabe cop lied about having a badge…
lol @fitsnews https://t.co/HJwzZruGji