Agents with the State Law Enforcement Division arrested a former Cherokee County Sheriff's Deputy on Tuesday.
41-year-old Albert Bradley Phillips of Gaffney is charged with Misconduct in Office.
According to a warrant, Phillips is accused of having sex with a confidential informant who has a charge pending in Cherokee County. The warrant states Phillips was working as a narcotics officer with the informant when the incident took place sometime between December 2008 or January 2009.
7 On Your Side has learned that Phillips worked for the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office from August 2008 until July 2009 when he resigned. The former sheriff, Bill Blanton, asked SLED to investigate Phillips. Also, 7 On Your Side has learned that Phillips was an assistant police chief in Blacksburg in 2006.
Murray Glenn, spokesperson for the 7th Circuit Solicitor's Office says cases involving Phillips will be evaluated case by case.
"Drug cases often involve multiple officers due to their volatile nature so maybe there's somebody else involved in a case that can testify on behalf of the State," said Glenn.
Glenn also says - just because Phillips is accused of a crime doesn't mean he can't or won't testify.
"We've had situations in the past where officers have been charged with crimes, or lost their jobs for whatever reason and we've subpoenaed them back to court," he explained.
Phillips is out of jail, and his case will be prosecuted by the South Carolina Attorney General's Office.
Cherokee County Sheriff Steve Mueller took office in January - long after the Phillips left the department.
"You hate it because it's a black eye for law enforcement," said Sheriff Mueller. "The officers are held to the same standard as the public, and in most cases, we're held to an even higher standard, because the public perception is that we should always be above board and above the law."
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