Overview
- Footage from a high school game at Pee Dee Academy in Marion County shows a school resource officer holding a teenage player in a chokehold and striking his head with the butt of a Taser.
- The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division opened an investigation, and the Marion County Sheriff’s Office reassigned the deputy while that review is underway.
- Key facts remain unsettled, with no verified account of what started the confrontation and no official confirmation of any injury to the student.
- Parents and bystanders on the video confront the officer and the clips spread widely on social media, drawing sharp criticism and calls for accountability.
- The case adds to scrutiny of school police programs, where outside agencies often step in to assess use-of-force decisions made around students and families.