Updated: 1:16 PM EDT June 3, 2021
SPRINGDALE, S.C. The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) has arrested a former officer with the Springdale Police Department after they say he shot the child in the head with a taser.
Carl Brooks Wilhelm 36, was charged with unlawful neglect of a child, along with misconduct in office.
According to SLED, the officer is accused of taking out his department issued TASER, pointing and shooting it at a juvenile on April 21, 2021.
According to the incident report, the child s mother dropped the boy off with Wilhelm so Wilhelm could take him to school. The reports says the boy interrupted a conversation Wilhelm was having with another officer. It was at that point that SLED says Wilhelm took out his taser, pointed it, and shot the taser at the juvenile, hitting him on the left side of the head. The boy was transported to the hospital where the probe had to be surgically removed.
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Badge to Blessings, Springdale Police helping give kids a Christmas to remember
People can check a badge on the police s Christmas tree to know what items to give to make a kid s holiday special. Author: Nic Jones Updated: 6:31 PM EST December 10, 2020
SPRINGDALE, S.C. The Springdale Police Department is helping kids in the area have a special Christmas by collecting gifts from the community.
Badge to Blessings is an event put together by the Springdale Police Department. It started last year as a part of their victim advocate program. We get several names of kids in need that actually go to our school here in Springdale at Springdale Elementary and figure out items they need, may be in need of or want, said Springdale Police Chief Andrew Richbourg. We re able to generate a list of different items, put those on little badges on the Christmas tree for people to be able to take one or two or how ever many to bring gifts back.