Myrtle Beach, SC asked in Personal Injury and Libel & Slander for South Carolina

Q: I was falsely accused as a suspect in a crime by girlfriends ex only to end up not appearing in court and no proof

Warrant wasn't issued until 3 months after incident was reported and officer was asked to provide verified video surveillance to prove allegations true but refused until after I requested a jury trial from the judge on the Magistrates Court hearing. Judge immediately informed officer that he wasn't allowed to do so in the attempt to change my decision. On day of jury trial the case was dismissed due to failure to appear by plaintiff and at both court hearings judicial officials perplexed by the case and that I was arrested and served jail time with a $5000 bond for malicious injury to property for $400 damages only to show up with testimony and valid evidence to support the accusations and filing Police report

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