The widow of an Anderson County sheriff’s detective has filed suit alleging that an EMT with a private ambulance service took and shared unauthorized photographs of her husband’s body after he was killed in a motorcycle crash.
According to the complaint, Detective Mark Charles Garrett of the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office was killed on October 1, 2025, at approximately 1:13 p.m., after being involved in a motorcycle accident in Williamston, South Carolina. He sustained multiple traumatic injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene. His body was transported to the hospital morgue.
The lawsuit was filed by Garrett’s wife, Tanya against Lauren Jutila, an employee of Medshore Ambulance Services, LLC, and against Medshore itself. The complaint alleges that after Detective Garrett’s body arrived at the morgue, Jutila gained access to the remains and used her personal cell phone to take one or more photographs of the body without authorization…