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Solicitor Clears Cops in Fatal LEC Shooting of Mauldin Man


Sheriff's deputy, Greenville Police ofcer cleared in death of Wesley Swilling of Mauldin.
By Hal Millard Email the author March 13, 2013

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1 Comment Related Topics: 13th Judicial Circuit, Fatal Shooting at LEC involved shooting, Solicitor Walt Wilkins, Wesley Swilling mauldin

Two law enforcement ofcers who shot and killed a Mauldin man in January at the county Law Enforcement Ce criminal wrongdoing by Thirteenth Circuit Solicitor Walt Wilkins. In a brief statement released Wednesday, Wilkins said there was no evidence to support any criminal charges against

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Solicitor Clears Cops in Fatal LEC Shooting of Mauldin Man -...

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Police ofcer who shot and killed 31-year-old Wesley Swilling of Mauldin in an early morning confrontation at the LEC "I believe the evidence supports the fact that the ofcers acted properly and appropriately under the circumstances,"

The ofcers said they believed Swilling was approaching them armed with a gun and with malicious intent. That weap harmless, modied glue gun. Swilling, who allegedly ignored ofcers' demands that he surrender and stop advancing times.

Authorities indicated that Swilling, who has reportedly had a troubled past, planned his actions to create a lethal respo Swilling's family, however, disagree and said recently they planned a wrongful death lawsuit.

Swilling's father contends the ofcers, who shot at his son more than 20 times, were "trigger happy." Meantime, the S ofcers also were unprepared to handle the situation and overreacted with excessive force.

Ofcials with Greenville County Sheriff's Ofce and the Greenville Police Department said Swilling failed to comply wh down the apparent weapon, which they believed to be a real gun. They also justied the number of shots red becaus Swilling kept advancing toward them.

"We believe this was without provocation and certainly was not within the realm of reasonable," the family's lawyer, To month. Email me updates about this story.
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Roger
8:46 am on Thursday, March 14, 2013

Well so you want police ofcers to just stand there and hope the guy isn't armed?

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