BEAUFORT COUNTY, S.C. (WTOC) – All five charges against former Beaufort County deputy William “Billy” Squires were bound over to a grand jury following a preliminary hearing where his defense unsuccessfully argued for dismissal.
Squires faces four counts of pointing and presenting firearms at a person and breach of peace, aggravated in nature, stemming from a September incident where he pointed his gun at four juveniles while off-duty.
Defense argues officer authority
Defense attorneys argued Squires had authority as a commissioned officer to stop the juveniles and that his actions were reasonable based on information he received from neighbor Brian Henry Stahlheber.
Lead SLED investigator Peter Rudofski testified that Stahlheber told Squires “a group of juveniles had a gun” before the incident…