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A South Carolina man responsible for a profanity-laden, racist rant was once again arrested by officers of the Sullivan’s Island Police Department (SIPD), per jail records obtained by FITSNews.
On Monday (February 3, 2025), Sean Michael-Emmrich Johnson was charged with two additional counts of felony kidnapping. Come 2:32 p.m. EST, the Huger, S.C. resident surrendered himself to law enforcement — for the second time in three days.
Less than 72 hours earlier, Johnson was charged with felony kidnapping, impersonating a law enforcement officer, larceny and third-degree assault and battery after a viral video showed him accosting at least two Latin Americans in a pickup truck.
Johnson sealed his fate last Wednesday (January 29, 2025) when he called 911 to report a “person” driving without a license. While waiting for SIPD to arrive at the 2500 block of Ion Avenue, he purportedly impersonated a federal agent.
And yes, it was caught on camera.
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“I got a big ol’ Mexican right here,” Johnson taunted. “You don’t even speak fucking English, bo. What’s wrong witchu? (SIPD) coming. Yeah. For me? For you… you going back!”
As FITSNews previously reported, Johnson was grinning from ear to ear as he reached over to yank the driver’s keys from the ignition. Then, in a bizarre twist, he mistook him for Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, claiming the notorious Sinaloa cartel leader was speaking “Pig Latin.”
Johnson proceeded to inform the driver that he, himself, was “the owner” of America.
On Saturday (February 1, 2025), Johnson appeared for a virtual bond court hearing from the Charleston County detention center. Citing WCIV, his family told the presiding judge he had “tried to get help” for mental health and alcohol issues, but needed to “continue with that therapy.”
Sympathetic to their plea, the judge set Johnson’s total bond at about $32,000, which was posted that morning.
As of this publishing, he remains incarcerated at the Charleston County detention center… again.
According to SIPD Chief Glenn Meadows, the department is “currently” withholding the identity of the victims.
This story may be updated.
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7 comments
Did the driver have a license?
A mentally ill and alcoholic racist. Trump’s ideal supporter.
Do the so-called “victims” have a valid drivers’ license? Are they legally here? Why is SIPD making this a one-sided issue?
“Do”, SIPD previously reported that no charges were filed against the gentlemen . They were sitting in a truck minding their own business and were verbally and physically assaulted, and had their keys takeaway. They*are* victims, thus the charges against the perpetrator. This is not hard to understand.
Are these gentlemen here legally? If not, why are they not deported?
I don’t know the gentlemen. I think you’re questioning whether or not the cops checked the driver’s licenses. I think they did- that was their sole purpose in being there, and they ultimately did not ticket or arrest the Spanish speaking victims. Time will tell. Who knows? We may read about them in a month. We may not. It doesn’t change the illegality of what happened in this instance.
Unfortunately, for this young a certain judge who “retired” after one term but only after being found not qualified is not around to help him out.