Randall James Sammons and Steven Chad Wix face several charges

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Randall James Sammons and Steven Chad Wix face several charges

Two former Laurens County Detention Center officers were arrested Thursday, according to Renée Wunderlich with South Carolina Law Enforcement Division.

SLED agents arrested Randall James Sammons, 43, of Duncan and Steven Chad Wix, 31, of Whitmire, Wunderlich said.

According to Wunderlich, each have been charged with assault and battery 3rd degree and misconduct in office.

According to the warrants, on April 21, 2022, the pair started fights with an inmate.

Wix repeatedly punched an inmate, while Sammons used an electric device to shock the inmate several times, warrants stated.

According to the warrants, both altercations were recorded on body-worn camera.

SLED was requested to investigate by Laurens County Sheriff Don Reynolds, Wunderlich said.

Sammons and Wix were booked at the Laurens County Detention Center.

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