logo
welcome
ABC News

ABC News

South Carolina sheriff who told deputy to shock inmate is found not guilty in civil rights case

ABC News
Summary
Nutrition label

70% Informative

Jury deliberates for about an hour Monday before clearing Marlboro County Sheriff Charles Lemon .

Lemon ordered Deputy David Andrew Cook to use his Taser when it was directly touching inmate and again after shooting the prongs into the victim, shocking him six times.

This was twice as many jolts as officers are trained to use, prosecutors said.

Lemon testified in his own defense that he had known inmate's family for decades .

VR Score

66

Informative language

61

Neutral language

58

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

45

Offensive language

possibly offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

Source diversity

1

Affiliate links

no affiliate links