I thought he also was driving a stolen car? Am I misinformed. Although that is not a capitol offense either.
Although some people here were justifying the brutal beating of a man who took a horse on antiquated laws about hanging horse thieves, back in the day when loss of a horse could mean certain death to owners and their families.
Not so much the case today where in most instances horses are a luxury item
As I unde it he recently bought that car and was pulled over for a faulty taillight.
It would appear the initial traffic stop was for having a single burnt-out tail-light, which, under South Carolina law is not even illegal ... if you’ve got one working light and one burnt-out, you’re legal.
Instead, he’s dead.