GIST v. BERKELEY COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPT.

No. 3031.

336 S.C. 611 (1999)

521 S.E.2d 163

Anthony GIST, Appellant, v. BERKELEY COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided August 2, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter J. Tepley and Vanessa G. Crittenden, both of Turnipseed & Associates, of Columbia, for appellant.

Sandra J. Senn, of Charleston; and Stephanie P. McDonald, of Mt. Pleasant, for respondent.


PER CURIAM:

Anthony Gist sued the Berkeley County Sheriff's Department alleging false arrest and imprisonment.1 The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of the Sheriff's Department. Gist appeals. We reverse and remand.

FACTS

On April 27, 1992, an African-American male robbed the Fuel Depot, a convenience store in Monck's Corner, by holding the clerk at knife-point. The clerk, Martha McDonald, told the police...

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