Bridgers was indicted for violating S.C.Code Ann. § 16-3-1040 (Supp.1995) by threatening to kill Cpl. Jack Chamberlain of the South Carolina Highway Patrol. His attorney moved to quash the indictment on the ground the statute did not cover a highway patrol officer as a "public official." The court denied the motion. The jury convicted Bridgers and he was sentenced to five years, suspended upon probation...
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