DILLON, S.C. (AP) -- A 38-year-old former police officer in South Carolina is facing sentencing after pleading guilty to stalking and assaulting his girlfriend and trying to tamper with evidence against him in the case.
The Morning News of Florence reports ex-Dillon County deputy Robert Grimsley will be sentenced on Tuesday, He pleaded guilty on Monday.
Authorities say Grimsley was charged with criminal domestic violence in November after grabbing his girlfriend in the home they shared in Latta and kicking her.
A month later, investigators say Grimsley violated a restraining order by going to the woman's house and slashing her tires, then asked an officer working the case to switch or destroy blood samples that were collected.
The woman told police Grimsley would ride by her house 20 times a day.
Information from: Morning News, http://www.scnow.com
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