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Marion County man charged with impersonating court official, forgery to avoid being fired

MARION COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — A Marion County man was arrested Monday in connection with creating and using a fake document for personal use with a forged signature of a Marion County Magistrate, according to SLED.

Lawerence Chadwick Owens, 42, was charged with impersonating/act without authority as Justice, Jude Clerk of Court, or other official and forgery. According to arrest warrants, Owens tried to dispose of criminal charges by forging the magistrate’s signature to avoid being fired from his job.

The investigation was requested by the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, according to SLED.

Owens was booked into the Dillon County Detention Center.

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