The Horry County Police Department could be on the precipice of another high-profile police misconduct case about a decade after a major scandal led to numerous officer indictments and leadership upheaval.
The latest case centers on former HCPD Deputy Chief Brandon Strickland, who resigned last month amid an internal investigation over alleged policy violations and is currently under criminal investigation . Recordings recently shared with The Sun News reveal Strickland promising a friend under investigation for a 2023 fatal shooting that he would work “in the shadows” to help him.
Strickland, via his attorney, has denied any wrongdoing, arguing that he was just trying to be a good friend to Weldon Boyd, one of the suspects in the shooting. Authorities declined to charge Boyd, owner of Buoys on the Boulevard in North Myrtle Beach, with an investigation finding that he was acting in self-defense …