Andrew Fancher

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A longtime chaplain at the Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) has resigned as federal agents continue investigating the office’s leadership and financial operations, reportedly raising questions about the management of a tax-exempt cash fund tied to the department.

1 week ago | fitsnews.com | Andrew Fancher

A multi-decade law enforcement veteran from the Midlands region of South Carolina has been criminally charged with assaulting a juvenile while serving as a school resource officer, according to agents with the S.C. State Law Enforcement Division (SLED). Gerald Richardson, 57, was charged with third-degree assault and battery last week — and booked into the same detention center where he once worked and spent decades transporting detainees: the Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center.

1 week ago | fitsnews.com | Andrew Fancher

A veteran South Carolina law enforcement officer has returned to the private sector after a well-documented tenure of excessive force allegations ended in criminal charges, following a referral and investigation by agents with the S.C. State Law Enforcement Division (SLED). Since being released on his own recognizance last month, David Sean Jordan has faced renewed scrutiny — as past use-of-force records resurface, exposing potential civil risk for the agency that last employed him.

1 week ago | fitsnews.com | Andrew Fancher

Within the hallowed walls of a federal courtroom, a team of jurors will decide over the next few days whether a disgraced former police officer should spend decades behind bars for sending and receiving child sexual abuse material (CSAM) — a.k.a. child porn – or walk free as the result of a catastrophic mistake.

1 week ago | fitsnews.com | Andrew Fancher

The federal trial of a former school resource officer and police detective accused of exchanging child sexual abuse material (CSAM) is set to begin Monday (May 5, 2025) in Columbia, South Carolina. Daniel Paul Shealy, 35, a former officer with the Rock Hill Police Department (RHPD), faces 18 counts tied to the distribution and receipt of CSAM — a.k.a. child pornography.