Kershaw County sheriff says body cams ‘good investment’
We could actually end up with real "good cops" instead of the myth of "good cops" if this goes viral nationwide:
Kershaw County sheriff says body cams ‘good investment’ after footage lands felon back in federal prison
By Harrison Cahill
KERSHAW COUNTY, SC
Kershaw County Sheriff’s Office officials are praising the usefulness of body cameras after one deputy’s body camera footage was used to help land a suspect back in federal prison.
Sheriff Jim Matthews said a deputy, equipped with a body camera, was on a routine patrol on Sept. 5 when he conducted a traffic stop on U.S. 601 in Lugoff after receiving a citizen complaint of a possible drunk driver. When the deputy located the vehicle, he observed the vehicle to cross the center line of the roadway and initiated a traffic stop.
Matthews said when the deputy approached the vehicle, he could smell the odor of marijuana. The deputy made contact with 26-year-old Camisha Porterfield, of Columbia, who was driving the vehicle and 26-year-old Raymond Charles Asberry, of Ridgeway, who was the vehicle’s only passenger.
Upon further inspection of the vehicle, the deputy found a pistol in a bag containing Asberry’s clothing, to which Asberry claimed ownership of the gun, Matthews said.
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Long story short, they found a gun and got the guy on federal probation on video stating he was the owner. BAM, back to prison.
Read more here:
http://www.thestate.com/news/local/crime/article36545370.html#storylink=cpy
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