Spivey v. Strickland et al... The Federal Civil Suit Built to Break HCPD Over Alleged Cover-Up (164)

Part One of Two

If this episode is not playing correctly on Apple App - simply remove the download, close/reopen Apple Podcasts and/or restart phone.

On the eve of the third anniversary of Scott Spivey's killing, his family filed a bombshell federal lawsuit against Horry County and 13 current and former police officers — including former Deputy Chief Brandon Strickland, former Chief Joseph Hill, and "act like a victim" Officer Damon Vescovi. 

The complaint alleges a coordinated conspiracy to steer the investigation toward exonerating Weldon Boyd and Bradley Williams from the very first hours: unseized phones, returned weapons, disabled body cameras, coached witnesses, a retroactively altered on-call schedule, a wiped tablet — and, for the first time in a court filing, the allegation that officers planted drugs in Scott's truck. 

Investigative journalists ⁠⁠Mandy Matney⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠Liz Farrell⁠⁠ break down the full list of accusations, revisit Strickland's own recorded words about working "in the shadows," and explain why the Spivey family's fight against qualified immunity may be the battle of all battles. 

Let's Dive In… 🥽 🦈

Join the⁠⁠ LUNASHARK® Premium Community⁠⁠ now on Patreon - Together we go further ☀️

🩷🩷By Popular Demand, You Can⁠⁠ “Help Journalist Mandy Matney Fight $176,500 Contempt Order” GoFundMe⁠⁠ 🩷🩷

Lawyers & judges: email your insights or offer your expertise to legal@lunasharkmedia.com

Episode Links

Listen to ⁠⁠COERCED: The Devotion and Death of Mica Francis Miller⁠⁠ on ⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠ 🎧

⁠⁠What Is Qualified Immunity? (Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute)⁠⁠ ⚖️