By Ray Rivera
WCSC
BERKELEY COUNTY, SC —Authorities have released video which appears to show a former detention officer assaulting an inmate at the Berkeley County Detention Center.
South Carolina Law Enforcement Division agents arrested 28-year-old Thomas Justin Mims last month and charged him with third-degree assault and battery for the Aug. 19 incident.
The video shows Mims escorting an inmate at the center at 4:55 a.m. Authorities say Mims is then seen “purposefully” using his shoulder to shove the inmate in the back.
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