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The trial against a discharged U.S. Army soldier and former Kershaw County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO) deputy has commenced in Camden, South Carolina.
As of publishing, Johnathan Lewis Goldsmith stands accused of second degree assault and battery and two counts of misconduct in office related to the apprehension of Tony Sims on October 15, 2020. While the deputy was terminated for reasons involving misconduct 29 days later, he was arrested by agents of the S.C. Enforcement Division (SLED) on January 13, 2021.
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? #BREAKING: The trial against a discharged U.S. Army soldier and former Kershaw County Sheriff’s Office (#KCSO) deputy has commenced in Camden, South Carolina.
— Andrew Fancher (@RealAndyFancher) September 3, 2024
As of publishing, Johnathan Lewis Goldsmith stands accused of Second Degree Assault and Battery and Misconduct in… pic.twitter.com/jCbUujdplv
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Both Kershaw County Sheriff Lee Boan and Goldsmith were thereupon sued — resulting in a $1.5 million settlement followed by three additional lawsuits alleging assaults and constitutional violations. On February 6, 2023, Goldsmith was charged with third degree assault and battery for an unrelated incident recorded in May 2020, according to SLED.
Represented by attorney George McElveen, the former deputy pleaded not guilty to assaulting Sims on October 15, 2020. Now three years after the bloody incident was recorded on his body-worn camera (BWC), Sims and KCSO personnel are expected to testify before S.C. Circuit Court Judge Robert Hood.
Stay tuned for more coverage of these proceedings.
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3 comments
Watch the body cam for yourself. Hood rat trash. Praying for the deputy.
Law Enforcement are their own worst enemy.
Law Enforcement – We are so short and don’t have any help.
Also Law Enforcement – Our deputy did his job, we are requesting SLED to investigate.
Why would you want to spend a career dealing with peoples BS, knowing your agency will fire you and you could be charged when you make a mistake?
The men and women in law enforcement today, the road level people, deserve respect for dealing with the nonsense they deal with.
Under no circumstances should a PEACE office unleash such brutality on another human being. Rumor has it that he also made his own homemade video, from his bodycam, of all the people he almost beat to death. smh… something like ‘HammerTime.’ Please send this POS straight to PRISON!