EDGEFIELD, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) – A woman seen on cellphone video being struck inside the Edgefield County Assessor’s Office last year has filed a federal lawsuit against former tax assessor Benjamin “Gerry” Coleman and Edgefield County.
Christie Culbreath and her attorney, Tyler Bailey, are set to speak about the lawsuit at 1 p.m. Thursday outside the Charles E. Simons Jr. Federal Courthouse in Aiken.
The complaint, filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina, alleges Coleman violated Culbreath’s civil rights when he “intentionally struck” her in the head and face on Nov. 26, 2025…