3 South Carolina deputies charged with making hoax phone calls about dead bodies

 Three sheriff's deputies in South Carolina have been arrested after authorities say they made a series of fake phone calls reporting the location of bodies in several cities last week, prompting a call from local law enforcement and first responders. Responses came from.

First Sergeant. Justin Tyler Reichardt, Sgt. According to the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED), Darian Rosseau and Deputy Killian Loughlin, formerly of the Chesterfield County Sheriff's Office, now face charges of misconduct in office, criminal conspiracy and aggravated breach of peace.

"While on duty, [these] deputies knowingly reported five false emergencies within the municipalities of Cheraw, Chesterfield, McBee and Pageland," a SLED agent wrote in a Feb. 4 arrest warrant issued this week.

"These fraudulent reports were made by phone call to the convenience store or the relevant municipal law enforcement agency and the call recipient was informed of the location of the 'body' within the municipalities," the warrant said. "These fraudulent calls resulted in an emergency response to law enforcement and/or other emergency responders."

A press release from SLED referred to Reichardt, 28, Rosseau, 25, and Loughlin, 26, as "former" deputies.

"Earlier this week, I became aware of possible misconduct by three of our deputies. Based on the nature of the allegations, I requested the State Law Enforcement Division (SLED) to investigate," Chesterfield Sheriff Cambo Streeter said in a Facebook post in February. "Requested to do so." 9.

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When Streeter was contacted by Fox News Digital on Wednesday, he said, "I am not making any statements and am referring all questions to SLED as they conducted the investigation and subsequent arrests" and said that three deputies. has been "terminated".

According to the Queen City News, they have each been bonded out of the Chesterfield County Detention Center.

The website reports that the conspiracy charge is a felony and carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison.