Judge says Sumter deputies acted properly
Third Circuit Solicitor Ernest Finney III ruled that two Sumter County sheriff’s deputies did their job correctly in a shooting of an aggressive suspect in July, according to The State. The two officers were dispatched to a Dalzell, South Carolina, home on July 18 following reports of a domestic dispute. Cpl. Symeon Graham and Senior Deputy Desmond Sabb said that when they arrived on the scene, 39-year-old Michael Deshawn Dinkins became aggressive and was shot after reportedly reaching for one of the officer’s guns. Dinkins was treated for his wounds and faces charges of first-degree assault and battery, two counts of indecent exposure in a lewd and lascivious manner and two counts of resisting arrest with a deadly weapon.
Governors oppose Iran nuclear deal
According to WLTX, several Republican governors, including South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, have sent a letter to President Obama regarding their opposition to the Iran Nuclear Agreement reached in July. The letter was dispatched before the start of the Senate debate on the agreement. The deal, intended to contain the growth of Iran’s nuclear program, has been the subject of heavy debate nationwide. In the letter, the governors stated their reasoning for their wariness: “Iran is a state sponsor of terrorism, and it should not be permitted any pathway toward obtaining a nuclear weapon, now or ever.” Haley‘s signature is on the letter along with governors from Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Utah and Wisconsin.
Kentucky Clerk released from prison
The Kentucky clerk who denied several same-sex couples their marriage licenses despite federal law allowing the marriages because of her religious convictions was released from jail after five days. Following an order from U.S. District Court Judge David Bunning that she be released, Rowan County clerk Kim Davis received cheers and applause from the crowd who awaited her following her release from Carter County Detention Center in Grayson, Kentucky, on Tuesday. Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee was also on hand as Davis addressed her supporters. Bunning issued the order under the conditions that Davis not withhold other clerks from withholding the licenses.