COLUMBIA, S.C. — A Lincoln County Sheriff's deputy is off the job after police in Columbia, South Carolina, said he got in two drunken fights and threatened officers, according to The State.
The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office told the newspaper that Alex Sherwood, 36, was fired after his arrest for public disorderly conduct Friday morning.
It said that after he was taken into custody he threatened officers and used racial slurs.
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