The deputy who led the investigation into retired Rock Hill police Lieutenant Larry Vaughan’s murder four years ago was questioned in court Friday about handcuffs he took from Vaughan’s apartment.
He didn’t document taking them out of Vaughan’s bedroom, but said he should have when questioned at Moss Justice Center in York County, where Evan Hawthorne, 31, is on trial. Hawthorne, who has pleaded not guilty, is accused of murdering Vaughan.
Lead investigator Joey Wallace, the state’s final witness Friday, was asked by prosecutors and defense attorneys about the handcuffs that have Vaughan’s initials on them, his friendship with Vaughan and his interview with Hawthorne. The state rested its case after Wallace testified…