Deputy arrested in Port Royal for domestic violence, Sheriff’s Office says

A Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office deputy has been arrested for domestic violence, according to a release from the Sheriff’s Office and the Beaufort County jail log.

Sgt. Jacob Scott, 32, of Port Royal was arrested around 9 p.m. Friday after Port Royal police responded to a call from his home about a domestic disturbance, the report said.

Scott has worked with the Sheriff’s Office for eight years, and he will be “suspended with pay pending the outcome of an internal affairs investigation by the... office of professional responsibility,” according to the release.

He was incarcerated at the Beaufort County Detention Center where he awaits a bond hearing Saturday, the report said.

This story was originally published March 9, 2019 at 10:58 AM.

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Katherine Kokal graduated from the University of Missouri School of Journalism and joined The Island Packet newsroom in 2018. Before moving to the Lowcountry, she worked as an interviewer and translator at a nonprofit in Barcelona and at two NPR member stations. At The Island Packet, Katherine covers Hilton Head Island’s government, environment, development, beaches and the all-important Loggerhead Sea Turtle. She has earned South Carolina Press Association Awards for in-depth reporting, government beat reporting, business beat reporting, growth and development reporting, food writing and for her use of social media.