Authorities say a deputy in South Carolina has been charged with voluntary manslaughter and assault after he fatally shot an unarmed suspect and his police dog mauled a different, innocent person. State agents arrested 29-year-old former Florence County deputy Treyvon Jonathan Sellers on Wednesday.
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A deputy in South Carolina has been charged with voluntary manslaughter and assault after he fatally shot an unarmed suspect five times and his police dog mauled a different, innocent person, authorities said.
Sellers was awaiting a bond hearing at the Florence County jail on Thursday. Jail records did not indicate if he had a lawyer. Sellers went into the home through the back door with his police dog, which was not on a leash, and didn’t announce who he was, state agents said. While the dog attacked the homeowner, Sellers shot Rankin five times as he lay on a couch, according to the sworn statement.3 years into a life sentence, Alex Murdaugh to get his day before the South Carolina Supreme CourtSellers failed to give the dog the right commands to stop attacking, and the homeowner was mauled for more than a minute. He suffered permanent injuries to his left arm and shoulder, state agents said.
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