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State Declines to Prosecute Former Sheriff Chuck Wright Despite ‘Overwhelming Evidence’
With state charges off the table, speculation of a presidential pardon for the disgraced lawman intensifies…
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This alone “should” give anyone pause before voting for Alan Wilson for Governor.
No shit! Wilson seemed the best out of several terrible choices. This sucks.
I wonder if Wright had caused a wreck in Columbia, would he have had substances found in his blood redacted. We all know the answer is probably “yes”.
Meanwhile, Leon Lott breathed a sigh of relief upon learning that the good ole boy system still protects highly placed miscreants in the event their misdeeds are ever uncovered.
Good write-up — clear and thorough. Do you know if the federal plea deals include specific restitution amounts or timelines, or is that still to be determined? Also curious whether state officials can revisit charges if federal penalties later seem insufficient.
Not prosecuting Wright on state charges is a mistake. Trump will pardon Wright.
I would like to know about all the people he has put in jail and prison because of his crooked antics. Do they not get any justice? Who stands for them? He got a break they should get a break as well. Everyone knows if it would have been me or anyone else that did these crimes we would have not got a ounce of sympathy or mercy by any court.
There’s a lot to unpack with this, not charging him by the state is allowing a Federal Judge to weigh the whole situation is humbly not throwing him to the vultures by the state.
He did serve the state, but his apology wasn’t mistakenly incorrect because he’s talking about second chances truly he was begging for mercy. His situation did not lay the foundation that second chances are built on, he was the highest member of law enforcement in a city that he defrauded and abused for years, he didnt get caught up in behavior that derailed his life from being a upstanding citizen he was the one who derailed others, seemingly without conscience until arrest. Hubris is what probably drew attention of the feds and why they decided to fully investigate.
That being said, if he doesnt see prison bars he is done. Lessons have been learned and Spartanburg can continue to rebuild with its new Sheriff. Your reporting was successful, on to the next. It instills accountability. Thats the purpose.
There are people on second chances who will do this state proud.
So, chuck who?
Classic example of the good ole boy system at work, if Gowdy gets him a pardon or commutation from Trump it totally makes a mockery of the justice system. . Solicitor Black is an upstanding guy but Wilson should have kept the case himself. He couldn’t give it to Barnett because he worked for Gowdy and the new Greenville solicitor was handpicked by Gowdy and was his former chief of staff. Kevin Brackett would have been a better choice but Wilson and he don’t get along