Former elementary SRO accused of taking part in sex trafficking conspiracy (Source: WYFF) By WYFF Staff | May 7, 2021 at 4:22 PM EDT - Updated May 7 at 4:22 PM
OCONEE COUNTY, S.C. (WYFF) - A former school resource officer at an Upstate elementary school has been charged in connection with sex trafficking, according to court documents.
In March, John Towery was fired as the SRO at Fair-Oak Elementary School and as an employee with the Oconee County Sheriffâs Office, Sheriff Michael Crenshaw said.
At the time Crenshaw said Towery was fired after an investigation by the Department of Homeland Security.
Towery had been with the Oconee County Sheriffâs Office since 2012 and previously worked for Edisto Beach Police Department, Crenshaw said at the time of the firing.
Former elementary school resource officer accused of taking part in sex trafficking conspiracy
John Towery was former resource officer at Fair-Oak Elementary School Share Updated: 5:37 PM EDT May 7, 2021
Former elementary school resource officer accused of taking part in sex trafficking conspiracy
John Towery was former resource officer at Fair-Oak Elementary School Share Updated: 5:37 PM EDT May 7, 2021
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Show Transcript A DEVELOPING STORY THIS AFTERNOON A FORMER SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER IS FREE ON BOND RIGHT NOW AFTER BEING FEDERALLY INDICTED WITH SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR AND CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT SEX TRAFFICKING OUR ISLAND. DEVLIN IS LIVE ON THE STORY IN OCONEE COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON, ALAN GOOD EVENING. WHAT DO YOU KNOW RIGHT NOW? YEAH, GOOD EVENING, MICHAEL THE MAN ARRESTED JOHN TOWERY USED TO BE A RESOURCE OFFICER AT FAIR OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN WESTMINSTER HERE IN OCONEE COUNTY. HE WAS FIRED BACK IN MARCH AND AT THE TIME
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COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– According to United States Attorney Peter M. McCoy Jr., a Georgia man has been sentenced to 6.5 years in federal prison for defrauding Medicaid programs in the Carolinas. Officials say 37-year-old Markuetric Stringfellow was a franchise owner of Wrights Care Services LLC, a South Carolina Medicaid rehabilitative behavioral health services which is headquartered in Columbia with several franchise locations throughout the state.
In April 2014, authorities say Wrights Care became a Medicaid program provider in the state, which allowed the group to submit claims for behavioral mentoring services to be reimbursed by Medicaid. Officials say Stringfellow and his co-conspirators submitted claims for services either not provided, partially provided or that did not qualify for reimbursement. Additionally, investigators say they group submitted falsified patient billing records and medical notes.
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