Posted on 11/30/2024 3:24:49 AM PST by Libloather
The mayor of a South Carolina town where the entire police force resigned in anger at local officials has died in a car crash — while being “pursued” and investigated by other law enforcement, according to reports.
McColl Mayor George Garner II, 49, was killed when his 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe plowed head-on into an 18-wheeler Tuesday afternoon — just five days after police Chief Bob Hale and his five officers stunned the small town by resigning.
When he crashed, the newly elected mayor “was being pursued” by a Marlboro County sheriff’s deputy, the investigating coroner said.
“The pursuit not related to any laws being broken. The pursuit was taking place in an effort to protect the well-being of Mr. Garner,” the coroner said, without elaborating on what it would be needed. More info on exactly how he died will be released soon, the coroner said.
After his death, it emerged that the mayor was also connected to an active investigation from the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division [SLED], sources told WBTW, without detailing what the investigation involved. SLED did not immediately respond to requests for information Friday.
Garner had recently won re-election in the town of about 2,000 residents.
However, his administration was mired in a local crisis when the entire police force quit on Thursday last week, with Chief Hale blaming harassment by an unidentified council member for creating a “hostile work environment.”
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That article left me confused, not informed.
A dead mayor in a town of 2000 people who is accused of harassment by s council member. What is the signifigance to s guy elected with probably less than 1,000 votes
Me too.
No mention of his party affiliation. That usually means “democRat”.
:: ...a town of 2000 people...the signifigance to s guy elected with probably less than 1,000 votes ::
Next question; Why do they need a Chief and \five\ officers for this town?
Methinks the significance would be found in the police force budget.
That’s a lot of turn-out gear and equipment for such a low population, let alone the payroll costs.
What do you think? Not a strategy for evading arrest. Perhaps a strategy for ending his life?
There is a Missouri Town called Macks Creek that used to be a terrible speed trap. They allegedly did all kinds of dirty stuff. The state of Missouri passed the law that regulated the amount of Revenue a city or Township can have from speeding tickets. From what I remember, reports said they did a lot of shady stuff to conceal revenues by listing speeding tickets under non-moving violations and such. They had a lot of police cars and extra equipment for an incredibly small town. It was all about the dollars and nothing to do with safety.
A town that size would typically have policing via county sheriff deputies.
Based on per capita numbers from this site, three cops for a town that size, not six, would be normal.
“without elaborating”
“without detailing what the investigation involved”
“blaming harassment by an unidentified council member”
Whatever happened to Who, What and Where?
But this story has gotten my attention.
And they all quit.
Sounds like sugar-daddy ran out of sugar for his ho’s
Suicidal mayor drives vehicle into front of 18 wheeler.
It is unfortunate that someone didn’t approach this guy with a screwdriver and offer to tighten the screw that he had loose.
I hope the driver of the semi is ok.
DITTO
There are no journalists in America
(365*24)/5=1752 hours per man with one officer on duty at all times.
The average for police numbers is around 500 residents per cop. Smaller towns likely need a higher number per resident for 24 hour staffing reasons
Southern justice????
Sounds like maybe the guy had a guilty conscience to run from a deputy.
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