- Trooper initiated high-risk stop based on vague, unverified tip about a similar truck.
- Family held at gunpoint, ordered out of vehicle, and restrained in front of children.
- Trooper allegedly lied to justify the unlawful stop, but no stolen property was found.
Another day, another egregious “mistake” that could’ve turned deadly by police.
According to WIS News 10, a Blythewood, South Carolina family’s federal lawsuit lays out a disturbing, enraging account of a traffic stop that reads less like policing and more like reckless, unchecked aggression. Kartrez Rush, his wife Jasmine Scott, and their three children say they were held at gunpoint by South Carolina State Trooper Kyle Lyman during a May 2025 stop in Sumter County—an encounter that appears to have been built on little more than a vague, unverified tip.
The family was driving home from an event in a Dodge Ram towing a U-Haul when a 911 caller reported a vaguely similar truck allegedly involved in stealing dirt bikes and an ATV. But even that flimsy accusation didn’t match reality: the caller described a different number of ആള occupants and failed to confirm key details like the license plate. Despite these glaring discrepancies, Lyman initiated what the lawsuit describes as a high-risk stop—without verifying the information or confirming the vehicle actually matched the report…