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Former Kershaw County detention officer arrested for misconduct with inmate after SLED investigation

A 24-year-old former detention center officer faces charges after surveillance video and witness statements link him to misconduct with an inmate.

KERSHAW COUNTY, S.C. — A 24-year-old former Kershaw County Detention Center officer has been arrested and charged with misconduct in office after allegedly having sex with an inmate.

The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) investigated the incident at the request of the Camden Police Department, the agency said in an updated release on Friday. As a result, Kionte Willis Hayes was charged with an incident on Sept. 8, 2022. Surveillance video and witness statements provided by the victim and others were enough to bring charges in the case.

Hayes has been booked into Kershaw County Detention Center.

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