Colleton County Sheriff's Office

Agency-level case history and misuse patterns.

2
Documented cases
0
People arrested
2
People fired

//Agency profile

Agency
Colleton County Sheriff's Office
City
Unknown
County
Colleton
State
South Carolina

//Discovery methods

Internal investigation · 1
Internal audit · 1

//Associated cases

Kevin Smalls

Colleton County Sheriff's Office · Colleton, South Carolina
Fired; SLED criminal investigation requested Terminated OtherAutomated License Plate Reader Unauthorized / personal-use ALPR searches

An internal audit found Lt. Kevin Smalls conducted 62 unauthorized Flock searches, including searches involving vehicles registered to his spouse and other acquaintances. The sheriff terminated Smalls and asked the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division to investigate potential criminal conduct.

Ruben Carter

Colleton County Sheriff's Office · Colleton, South Carolina
Substantiated Internal Misconduct Fired OtherAutomated License Plate Reader CoworkersNon-law-enforcement useRepeated personal search

Carter was fired after allegedly making approximately 2,700 unauthorized Flock searches involving himself, fellow deputies and other people he knew.