Final week, a white man in South Carolina—Sean Michael-Emmrich Johnson—went viral after a video was posted on-line of him lambasting Hispanic males in a automobile. Johnson claimed they didn’t have a license, eliminated the keys from the automobile and advised the lads “You’re going again to Mexico.”
Now, he’s faces a number of expenses together with impersonating an ICE officer. The disturbing incident occurred Wednesday (Jan. 29) when Sullivan’s Island officers had been dispatched after receiving a report of an individual working a automobile with no license.
A 911 name associated to the incident revealed {that a} caller, whom authorities recognized as Johnson, advised dispatchers a couple of “Mexican” who “doesn’t have a driver’s license” and requested for police to reply to the 2500 block of Ion Avenue.
“He’s driving. He doesn’t have a driver’s license,” Johnson stated on the decision. “Yeah, he’s uh, he’s unlawful.”
The Sullivan’s Island Police Division said that they didn’t know in regards to the clip circulating till they after began their investigation. “It was later dropped at the police division’s consideration of a disturbing video, which has now been launched on social media,” the division stated.
“This video displayed doable prison actions by the caller that weren’t initially reported to police whereas on-scene.”
Johnson was arrested on Friday (Jan. 31) and charged with felony kidnapping, impersonating a regulation enforcement officer, larceny, and third-degree assault and battery. He posted bond for these expenses stemming from the incident.
Johnson was launched earlier than two extra kidnapping expenses had been introduced towards him Monday (Feb. 3) after extra warrants had been obtained. Native information outlet ABC Information 4 reported that he finally turned himself in and {that a} bond has but to be introduced.
After a bond listening to on Monday, Johnson acquired a $200K surety bond break up between the 2 extra felony kidnapping expenses.
In keeping with Stay 5 Information, Sullivan’s Island Police Division requested the decide to inhibit him from touring onto Sullivan’s Island as a part of the bond situations.
The decide finally ordered Johnson to abide by customary bond restrictions, which forbid him to contact the victims or journey inside 5 blocks of their properties, church buildings or locations of employment.