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SLED Charges Sumter Police Officer with Assault & Battery 3rd Degree

Monday, May 5, 2025

The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) charged Gerald Richardson, 57, with Assault & Battery - 3rd Degree on Thursday, May 1, 2025. The Sumter Police Department requested the SLED investigation.

Details can be found in the attached warrant.

Richardson was booked into the Sumter-Lee Regional County Detention Center.

The case will be prosecuted by the 3rd Circuit Solicitor’s Office.

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