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    A former deputy gets 18 years after 2 women drowned in a locked police van

    A police van in South Carolina was swept away by floodwaters in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence, drowning two women who were trapped in a cage in the back.
    by The Associated Press May 19, 2022 3 minutes

    COLUMBIA, S.C. — A former deputy in South Carolina whose police van was swept away by floodwaters in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence, drowning two women seeking mental health treatment trapped in a cage in the back was sentenced Thursday to 18 years in prison.

    A Marion County jury found former Horry County deputy Stephen Flood guilty of two counts of involuntary manslaughter and two counts of reckless homicide.

    Judges ordered Wendy Newton, 45, and Nicolette Green, 43, to be involuntarily committed the day

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