Beaufort County Sheriff’s deputy fired after weekend DUI arrest
A Beaufort County Sheriff’s deputy has been fired after being charged with driving under the influence while off duty.
Cpl. Todd Ferguson, 55, was charged Sunday by S.C. Highway Patrol with one count of driving under the influence, according to a Sheriff’s Office news release.
Ferguson was fired on Monday afternoon, according to Maj. Bob Bromage, spokesperson for the Sheriff’s Office.
At 11 a.m. Sunday, deputies responded to a call of a Toyota pickup truck driving recklessly near Broad River Road and Parris Island Gateway in Burton.
When they pulled the car over, they found their colleague, Ferguson, who was off duty at the time.
The news release said the deputies called S.C. Highway Patrol to take over the investigation. After Ferguson took a field sobriety test, SCHP charged him with driving under the influence and transported him to the Beaufort County Detention Center.
He was released around 9 a.m. Monday, according to the jail log.
As a corporal, Ferguson worked in the civil section of the Sheriff’s Office, which included serving court processes and making mental health transports, Bromage said.
Ferguson, who retired in 2013 following 25 years at the Sheriff’s Office, was re-hired in 2015, according to his S.C. Criminal Justice Academy officer file.
He previously served as director of the Emergency Management Division, marshaling the county’s several emergency agencies.
This story was originally published November 16, 2020 at 1:02 PM.
