前北查尔斯顿警官被控对一名戴手铐的人过度使用武力。 Former North Charleston police officer indicted for excessive force on a handcuffed individual.

前北查尔斯顿警官Louis Marion Smoak,44岁,据称于2023年11月25日在Walmart停车场对一名戴手铐的人过度使用武力,因此被控在任职期间犯有不当行为。 Former North Charleston Police officer Louis Marion Smoak, 44, has been indicted for misconduct in office after allegedly using excessive force on a handcuffed individual in a Walmart parking lot on November 25, 2023. 事件涉及Smoak对人的胸部拳打脚踢,强行将他们从一辆巡逻车上带走,并将他们的头朝车辆和人行道猛撞。 The incident involved Smoak punching the person in the chest, forcefully removing them from a patrol vehicle, and slamming their head against the vehicle and pavement. Smoak于1月24日辞职, 州执法司(SLED)调查了该案。 Smoak resigned on January 24, and the State Law Enforcement Division (SLED) investigated the case.