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Brown said he has no interest in policing the personal lives of his employees. Smith admits to investigators that he and the female co-worker fondled each other on the Sheriff’s Office premises on numerous occasions. More: Greenville sheriff Will Lewis to change attorneys, proceed toward trial. © 2020 www.greenvilleonline.com. That I now know something about it, there’s something that’s going to be done about it.”.
According to a letter of reprimand in Giovanni's personnel file, he also admitted to sharing a nude photo of the female dispatcher with another Sheriff's Office employee without the dispatcher's knowledge or permission.
July 5, 2018 – David Deitz is terminated from his position as communications supervisor for conduct unbecoming, documents show.
While our office continues to evolve with technology and other law enforcement advancements, our mission remains the same; to protect life and property while upholding the highest standard of service to the people of Greenville County.
Reprimands, Brown said, are considered during evaluations and when applying for promotions. "They need to be concentrating on what they're doing and I think this is a distraction to them.”.
"I'm glad to be back home.". Following Lewis’ investigation, a deputy named Michael Giovanni, a Sheriff’s Office employee since 2008, was summoned to Lewis’ office, according to documents.
The files allow attorneys to see if the officers have been under investigation for misconduct.
July 13-17, 2018 – Accused Sheriff’s Office employees meet with investigators for polygraph exams and interviews. He was placed on administrative leave following the July investigation, and he remains on the Sheriff’s Office staff. The smiles he saw when he walked in took him by surprise.
More: SC Sheriffs Association praises Johnny Mack Brown, “We agreed on the termination of Mr. Deitz, because of his involvement in the sexual misconduct allegations, because he was her supervisor,” Sheriff Brown said. March 27-28, 2017 – Dispatcher Jeremy Smith served two 12-hour suspensions.
Crime Stoppers has honored Brown for his work.
October 2018 – A civil lawsuit related to sexual assault and harassment claims against Sheriff Will Lewis is settled. Jan. 26, 2017 – The husband of the female dispatcher called dispatch and said she was quitting because she’d been in a relationship with Deputy Michael Giovanni. Brown later retired in 2001 and became a U.S.
The News found that the Sheriff's Office investigated the situation twice because the dispatcher's husband believed Lewis' investigation was inadequate. Brown came up with the idea following the investigation. The dispatcher resigned from the Sheriff’s Office by the end of the month.
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Part of the investigation also centered on whether Giovanni had threatened the dispatcher's husband in the Law Enforcement Center parking lot.
"My biggest disappointment is that we still have a lot of openings we haven't filled," Brown said. Suspended Sheriff Will Lewis asks courts to toss criminal charges, Greenville sheriff Will Lewis to change attorneys, proceed toward trial.
July 3, 2018 – Sheriff Brown meets with the Office of Professional Standards after receiving a call from the husband of a former dispatcher who said his wife had inappropriate relations with his co-workers. Johnny Mack Brown opened the door to the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office nearly two years ago expecting to step into a discouraged agency. In January 2017, the wife of a deputy told the Sheriff's Office her husband had been fraternizing with a female dispatch worker. Upstate lawmakers reacted after Sheriff Will Lewis's indictment on charges of misconduct in office and obstruction of justice. “To say it’s not here, I don’t know, but nothing has led me to believe that anybody has been sexually harassed. Gov.
Sheriff Lewis, who was suspended from office following allegations of sexual harassment and sexual assault by a former subordinate, is facing criminal charges of misconduct in office and obstruction of justice.
The South Carolina Governor named Brown the interim sheriff after suspending Will Lewis, who was indicted by a grand jury. The sheriff cited two Supreme Court cases that gave defense attorneys the right to request the personnel files of officers set to testify in court.
His initial goals of repairing morale and trust within the community led to pay increases for deputies, 28 new jobs and a push for better transparency. Smith is still employed by the Sheriff’s Office.