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Date: 09-07-2024
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State of South Carolina v. Johnathan Lewis Goldsmith
Case Number: 2021A2810100041
Judge: Robert Hood
Court: Circuit Court, Kershaw County, South Carolina
Plaintiff's Attorney: Kershaw County South Carolina District Attorney's Office
Defendant's Attorney:
Description:
Camden, South Carolina second-degree assautl and battery and misconduct in office criminal defense lawyer represented the Defndant.
The October 15, 2020 incident began when Officer Johnathan Goldsmith responded to a suspicious vehicle call at Abney Baptist Church off Roberts Road in Kershaw County, which is a rural area. Body camera footage shows Sims exited his car, slurred his words and admitted that he had been drinking beer. Goldsmith wrote in his initial incident report, and later testified this week, that he witnessed an empty gun holster in Sims’ car, at which point he began to handcuff him.
Outcome: Defendant was found guilty and was sentenced to one year in prison.
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