Chester, South Carolina: Ex Sheriff's detective Shane Stuart "had rocky tenure long before meth..."

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Chester County’s top elected official had rocky tenure long before meth trafficking arrest

Shane Stuart's tenure as Chester County's top elected official was fraught with allegations of improper spending and misuse of his powerful position even before the county supervisor was indicted last month on charges of manufacturing and trafficking meth. Emails, purchase orders and other documents obtained by The Post and Courier show how Stuart regularly clashed in power struggles with County Council and sought to reward his friends and political allies at the taxpayers’ expense. After running for office in 2014 as a reform candidate who would clean up government waste and halt infighting, Stuart repeatedly rehired a convicted felon against ...

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