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CO faces DUI, drug charges, is fired

Director: “Here at the detention center and as far as breaking the law, we have a zero-tolerance policy”

By Richard Walker
The Times and Democrat

ORANGEBURG, S.C. — An Orangeburg-Calhoun Regional Detention Center correctional officer has been terminated after being arrested on drunk driving and cocaine charges.

On Monday, OCRDC Director Willie Bamberg said 50-year-old Kerry King of Bowman has been “terminated as of today.”

“Here at the detention center and as far as breaking the law, we have a zero-tolerance policy,” Bamberg said. “We are officers for the community and we are to carry ourselves to a higher standard than others.” Bond was set on King at $5,000 personal recognizance.

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