2nd officer fired after Kershaw beating

A second Kershaw County deputy has been fired after last month's beating of a suspect at the county detention center.

And SLED and the FBI will also be looking at the conduct of law enforcement officers who were present, SLED director Reggie Lloyd said Wednesday.

The incident, involving inmate Charles Shelley, was caught in vivid detail on a two-minute outdoor security videotape. The tape, released Aug. 6, the day after the beating, shows a deputy repeatedly striking a handcuffed Shelley around the legs with a baton.

Kershaw County Sheriff Steve McCaskill fired 12-year department veteran Oddie Tribble Jr. the day the tape became public. Officials said Tribble is the one captured on video assaulting Shelley.

A second deputy was fired later last month, authorities confirmed Wednesday.

On the video, a second deputy stands nearby and appears to twice push the inmate back onto a curb as the inmate tries to avoid blows from the police baton.

It was unclear Wednesday if that deputy shown on the video pushing Shelley was the deputy fired. His name was not immediately available Wednesday.

At the conclusion of the beating, the deputy identified as Tribble slams the head of the unresisting Shelley against the side of a prison van. One of Shelley's legs was broken in the incident, according to reports.

Federal and state authorities are probing the incident. No charges have been filed.

"The case is being investigated, and at the conclusion of our investigation, our office will make a decision on the appropriate action," U.S. Attorney Bill Nettles said Wednesday.

Hemphill Pride, Shelley's attorney, was not available Wednesday.

Hubert Harrell, director of the S.C. Criminal Justice Academy, confirmed Wednesday that Tribble's law enforcement certification has been revoked.

Harrell said that means Tribble cannot act in any law enforcement capacity -- such as making an arrest or carrying a weapon -- anywhere in the state.

Kershaw County officials could not be reached Wednesday for comment on the matter. Neither the sheriff nor his spokesman, Capt. David Thomley, returned calls.

SLED's Lloyd said Wednesday that SLED is working with the FBI and the U.S. Department of Justice in investigating the case for civil rights violations.