[SC] Deputy Grimsley arrested for bruising assault of girlfriend, and again for violating restraining order

...Grimsley’s live-in girlfriend, had a bruise on her right leg, the side of her neck and the back of her neck... According to the report, some deputies asked the victim to report prior incidents, but she said she didn’t want to because she "did not want to get the suspect in trouble"...

EXCERPTS FROM NOV. 19 THRU DEC. 4:

LOCAL SHERIFF DEPUTY ARRESTED
WPDE
By Tonya Brown
November 19, 2009
[Excerpts] NewsChannel 15 has learned a Dillon County Sheriff's Deputy has been arrested... Deputy Robert Paul Grimsley has been charged with criminal domestic violence... Grimsley has been released from jail on bond... [Full article here]

DILLON COUNTY DEPUTY FACES DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CHARGE
WBTW
By Patricia Burkett, Anchor/ Reporter
November 20, 2009
[Excerpts] ...Deputies said when they responded to the call in Latta, the victim, identified as [Cpl. Robert Paul] Grimsley’s live-in girlfriend, had a bruise on her right leg, the side of her neck and the back of her neck. She told deputies the physical abuse stemmed from a series of arguments the two had that week... She also said the suspect has been physically abusing her for more than a year. According to the report, some deputies asked the victim to report prior incidents, but she said she didn’t want to because she "did not want to get the suspect in trouble." Grimsley was booked at the Dillon County Detention Center on Thursday and released the same day on a $2,100 personal recognizance bond. The State Law Enforcement Division, which usually handles such investigations involving county or municipal law enforcement officers, is investigating this case... [Full article here] 

DILLON COUNTY DEPUTY PLACED ON LEAVE FOLLOWING ARREST
WPDE
By Tonya Brown
November 23, 2009 at 11:47 a.m.
[Excerpts] ...Police say last week [Robert "RP"] Grimsley grabbed his 36- year-old girlfriend around her neck and kicked her legs... [Full article here]

DILLON COUNTY DEPUTY IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CASE ARRESTED AGAIN
SCNOW
Robert Paul Grimsley
Published: December 4, 2009
Updated: December 5, 2009
A Dillon County sheriff’s deputy facing a criminal domestic violence charge is accused of violating a restraining order the alleged victim filed against him. According to an arrest warrant with a State Law Enforcement Division press release issued Friday, Cpl. Robert Paul Grimsley violated the “terms and conditions of an order of protection issued under the Protection from Domestic Abuse Act” on Thursday... Hulon said Grimsley remained on paid administrative leave pending the results of the investigation. [Full article here]
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