RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. — A member of the Richland County Sheriff’s Department’s community action team has been fired and arrested after a deputy’s actions following a traffic stop.
The sheriff’s department said that investigators learned on June 19 that 29-year-old deputy Christopher Moore abused his position and his access to information about someone he pulled over. Investigators said Moore collected a female driver’s information during a traffic stop as part of his duties.
However, authorities stated that he later contacted the person from his work-issued cell phone, which the sheriff’s department described as an attempt to form a personal relationship. Moore was fired on June 20, one day after investigators learned of the incident. He was arrested and charged with misconduct in office on June 24 and taken to the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center…