CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, S.C. — Three Chesterfield County sheriff's deputies are being investigated for allegedly creating fake emergency calls.
The Chesterfield County Sheriff's Office requested an investigation by the State Law Enforcement Division (SLED) after reports of possible misconduct by the three deputies.
"SLED has begun their inquiry and the Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office is cooperating fully," Cambo Streater, the Chesterfield County, South Carolina sheriff, wrote in a Facebook post. "I plan to make a formal statement once SLED completes their investigation.”
In response to a WCNC Charlotte inquiry Monday, officials released these photos of the deputies, identified as First Stg. Justin Tyler Reichard, Deputy Killian Daniel Loflin and Sgt. Darien Myles Roseau.
On Tuesday, SLED shared the warrants filed against the deputies, revealing they were accused of making five hoax calls for emergencies on or around Feb. 4. The calls were reportedly made while the deputies were on-duty. All the fake incidents were reported at convenience stores and caused law enforcement agencies in Cheraw, Chesterfield, McBee and Pageland to respond to claims of a dead body.
All three have been charged with misconduct in office, aggravated breach of peace, and criminal conspiracy. Reichard, Loflin and Roseau were each booked and released Monday $30,000 bonds.
Their position within the law enforcement agency remains unclear.
"It sounds like it’s childish," Campbell Motley, a Chesterfield County resident, said. "They have the power to take our freedom away. They can arrest us. So, I would want the best of the best to be there.”
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