PAWLEYS ISLAND, SC (WBTW) – SLED is investigating after receiving allegations involving Pawleys Island Police Chief Mike Fanning, according to Tommy Crosby with SLED.
According to an incident report from the Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were called out to the Beaver Bar in Murrells Inlet on September 14 for an indecent exposure incident. Chief Fanning is named as a suspect in that report.
The report suggests a deputy made contact with a complainant in the matter, a 23-year-old man, at the Waccamaw Hospital parking lot and obtained a written voluntary statement.
Georgetown County Assistant Sheriff Carter Weaver notified SLED ‘in regards to any investigatory assistance for whatever actions they deem appropriate’.
Crosby says an agent has begun an investigation into that matter and told News13, “As our work is underway it would be inappropriate to discuss specific details.”
News13 reached out to Chief Fanning on his office phone Friday evening, for comment. We have not yet heard back. However, Fanning’s lawyer, Joe McCulloch, tells News13 that he believes the investigation will soon be concluded. He says this is a false allegation against his client and Fanning has cooperated fully in the investigation.
Count on News13 for updates as we gather more information.
