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A now former Richland County Sheriff’s Department deputy is facing a DUI charge following a July 3 traffic stop.
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According to a release from Richland County Sheriff’s Department, Michael Kennedy, 36, was stopped by Lexington County Sheriff’s Department officers at 1:30 a.m. July 3.
“Kennedy was believed to be under the influence of alcohol and was placed under arrest for DUI,” Richland County Sheriff’s Department said in a July 4 release. “He was off duty and in his personal car at the time of the arrest. He was booked into the Lexington County Detention Center.”
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The RCSD release said Kennedy was immediately suspended without pay and is now no longer employed by Richland County Sheriff’s Department.
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