http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/greenwood/ Greenwood, SC News http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/greenwood/content/fc0db7a4d89f231548b380f396a97991.html A state trooper seen on video hitting a fleeing suspect on foot with his patrol car at a Columbia apartment complex in 2007 has been charged with a federal civil rights violationpTrooper Alexander Richardson is accused of using excessive force against Kevin Rucker on April 28 2007 at Columbia Garden Apartments on Plowden Road according to documents filed Tuesday in US District Court in ColumbiapRichardson 46 is the third current or former Highway Patrol trooper since June to face federal civil rights chargespFirst Assistant US Attorney Kevin McDonald said Wednesday he doesn8217;t expect any more troopers will be charged in the cases his office has reviewed since last yearp8220;I8217;m not aware of any other pending investigations regarding troopers at this time8221; he said 8220;The State Law Enforcement Division provided a number of files to us and we looked at every one of them8221; http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/greenwood/content/170aefbea0d3c3231062f7e885b7d9ee.html Greenwood police said that a couple and another man have been charged after a bedridden woman was found living in filth http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/greenwood/content/c11931d0cd97f5c9fcc541568f05c8fb.html Authorities say an elderly woman has been removed from a Greenwood home strewn with animal waste and dirty diapers after officers responding to a gun theft call found her back covered with sores and dead roaches http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/greenwood/content/97219d8203783780cb4b3ce95421fd15.html GREENWOOD SC Authorities say an elderly woman has been removed from a Greenwood home strewn with animal waste and dirty diapers after officers responding to a gun theft call found her back covered with sores and dead roaches http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/greenwood/content/060ccf3cba268fdb31689d00a54de8cd.html COLUMBIA A former state trooper captured on a dashboard video repeatedly kicking a truck driver in the head after a long chase in 2006 pleaded guilty Monday to a federal civil rights chargeJohn Sawyer 34 of Latta faces a maximum 10 years in prison and a 250000 fine when sentenced although he probably will receive a lighter penalty under federal sentencing guidelines http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/greenwood/content/29d46a87460c46b1284e54e9b56f8e0a.html Obituaries for Ellis Huggins Corley Rowell and Smith were published in the Jan 7 issue of the Star amp; Enterprise http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/greenwood/content/3ba50c475742b20eb81d1f93cf192a08.html A former state trooper captured on a dashboard video repeatedly kicking a truck driver in the head after a long chase in 2006 pleaded guilty Monday to a federal civil rights chargepstrongStory continues after video strongpembed idplayerswfsrchttp:cdnakmvmixcorecomcoreflashUnifiedVideoPlayerUnifiedVideoPlayerswfqualityhighwidth630height525nameUnifiedVideoPlayeralignmiddleplaytrueloopfalsequalityhighallowScriptAccessalwaysallowFullScreentruewmodetransparenttypeapplicationxshockwaveflashflashvarsplayerid68cd6999c415df9317c72fb8e32f5ceftoken5ac41a8c7d01f9760da0d2111088240feventhandlervmixVideoPlayerEventHandlerpluginspagehttp:wwwadobecomgogetflashplayerembedpstrongContinued strongpJohn B Sawyer 34 of Latta faces a maximum 10 years in prison and a 250000 fine when sentenced though he probably will receive a lighter penalty under federal sentencing guidelines http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/south-carolina/greenwood/content/132adbe0e543f6ef7e93b58dd7e7db94.html A former state trooper captured on a dashboard video repeatedly kicking a truck driver in the head after a long chase in 2006 pleaded guilty Monday to a federal civil rights chargepJohn B Sawyer 34 of Latta faces a maximum 10 years in prison and a 250000 fine when sentenced though he probably will receive a lighter penalty under federal sentencing guidelinespSawyer pleaded guilty before Chief US District Judge David Norton in Charleston He remains free on bail pending his sentencing hearing which likely won8217;t be held for at least two monthspSawyer was one of two Highway Patrol troopers indicted last year on federal civil rights charges of using excessive force against suspects The other trooper Steve Garren was acquitted by a Greenville jury in Octoberp8220;This is an important case as the public places great trust in law enforcement to protect and serve them8221; US Attorney Walt Wilkins said Monday about Sawyer8217;s plea