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Body camera video shows Columbia police officer repeat N-word during confrontation

Body cam footage released Sunday evening by the Columbia Police Department shows a white officer repeatedly used the N-word after checking a Five Points bar for compliance of a statewide ban on selling alcohol after 11 p.m. The officer, identified by Columbia Police Chief Skip Holbrook as Sgt. Chad Walker, has been placed on suspension without pay.

Lou Bezjak
The State
Lou Bezjak is the High School Sports Prep Coordinator for The (Columbia) State and (Hilton Head) Island Packet. He previously worked at the Florence Morning News and had covered high school sports in South Carolina since 2002. Lou is a two-time South Carolina Sports Writer of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. Support my work with a digital subscription
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