{"id":628,"date":"2026-05-28T13:08:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T13:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=628"},"modified":"2026-05-28T13:08:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T13:08:10","slug":"richland-county-asks-judge-to-toss-taser-lawsuit-deputy-accused-of-false-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=628","title":{"rendered":"Richland County asks judge to toss Taser lawsuit, deputy accused of false report"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Richland County and the Richland County Sheriff\u2019s Department are asking a judge to dismiss a lawsuit alleging a sheriff\u2019s deputy tased a man without justification and fabricated details in an incident report.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=626\">Two people killed in crash that left four others hospitalized, SC cops say<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Kadeem Robinson, through attorney Justin Bamberg, sued the county and the sheriff\u2019s department April 17 over an April 2024 encounter outside a convenience store in Eastover, where deputies stopped Robinson and several other men as they responded to a nearby \u201cshots fired\u201d call, according to the lawsuit and an incident report.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Robinson\u2019s lawsuit asserts multiple causes of action, including assault, battery, false imprisonment and negligence. It also alleges broader failures in training, supervision and body-camera policies by the county and sheriff\u2019s department.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The county in a response to the lawsuit has denied allegations made by Robinson and argued the Sheriff\u2019s deputies were acting in \u201cgood faith\u201d and \u201cwithin the scope of their official duties\u201d when they detained Robinson. The response also states that before Robinson was Tased, he \u201cfailed to comply\u201d with commands given by Deputy Kevin Horseman, who then fired his Taser at Robinson.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The county and Sheriff\u2019s Department are asking a judge to throw out Robinson\u2019s lawsuit, arguing he has not stated a valid legal claim against the government entities.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The county also argues that if Robinson suffered any injuries, they were caused by Robinson himself, through \u201csole negligence, recklessness, willfulness, wantonness, carelessness, and gross negligence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Robinson was among a group of eight men standing outside  the Express Food Mart convenience store shortly after noon on April 20, 2024, when Horseman approached the men and told them they were being detained, according to the lawsuit.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Robinson\u2019s lawsuit and the county\u2019s response are at odds over why Horseman approached the men.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The county\u2019s response to Robinson\u2019s lawsuit states that after deputies received the shots fired call, \u201capproximately eight males were walking from the scene \u2026 heading to the nearby Express Food Mart.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Robinson\u2019s lawsuit contends that the group of men were not seen walking from the location of the call, and that Robinson was detained despite \u201cthe absence of any articulable basis\u201d to suspect he was involved in the shots-fired call.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=625\">Four people, including infant, in home that was blasted in shooting, SC cops say<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>According to the lawsuit, an incident report and bystander video previously shared with The State by Bamberg, Robinson repeatedly tried to walk away from Horseman while telling the deputy that he had done nothing wrong.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Horseman, holding a Taser, can be heard in the bystander video giving conflicting commands, including \u201cget on the ground\u201d and \u201cwalk back to my car,\u201d moments before deploying the Taser.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Robinson was hit in the back and fell onto concrete, injuring his face, the suit alleges. He was seen by EMS, then arrested for third-degree assault and battery.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Bamberg has said that charge was later dismissed and that the assault charge was based on a false account of what happened.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Robinson\u2019s lawsuit alleges Horseman fabricated a claim that Robinson struck him during the encounter. In the incident report, Horseman alleged Robinson struck him in the right shoulder with his right fist.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit states that Robinson could not have struck Horseman, as his right hand was occupied with a beverage during the encounter. Bystander videos show Robinson holding what appears to be a soda bottle with his right hand for the length of the encounter captured on video. The bystander video also does not appear to show Robinson hitting Horseman.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The complaint further alleges Horseman\u2019s body-worn camera \u201cfell off and was not recording\u201d when the Taser was deployed. The sheriff\u2019s department previously directed The State to submit a Freedom of Information Act request for the incident report and available body camera footage.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The county is asking the judge to permanently dismiss the case, while Robinson is seeking a jury trial and damages.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The attorney for the county and Sheriff\u2019s Department, Robert Garfield, did not respond to multiple attempts by The State to reach him.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=624\">Ken Paxton calls for party unity. Some Republicans aren\u2019t on board<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p><i>Reporter Javon Harris contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Richland County and RCSD asked a judge to dismiss Kadeem Robinson\u2019s lawsuit alleging he was tased without cause and a deputy fabricated an incident report.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":627,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-628","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interesting"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Richland County asks judge to toss Taser lawsuit, deputy accused of false report - US Moving Experts<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=628\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Richland County asks judge to toss Taser lawsuit, deputy accused of false report - 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