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Charles Lemon – Marlboro County Sheriff’s Office

Written by CBKN76

On May 3, 2020, Sheriff Charles Lemon ordered Deputy David Andrew Cook to deploy a Taser on detainee Jarrel Lee Johnson at the Marlboro County Detention Center. Lemon instructed Cook to continue activating the Taser multiple times after the initial deployment, targeting Johnson’s chest and leg. This assault was deemed likely to produce great bodily injury or death. As a result, Lemon was indicted on charges of assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature and misconduct in office. Governor Henry McMaster suspended Lemon from office following the indictment.

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