Georgetown County elections chairman resigns amid political sign stealing investigation
The chairman of the Georgetown County Board of Voter Registration resigned after being accused of damaging Donald Trump and Mike Pence political signs.
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Members of the Georgetown County Republican Party told authorities that they received photos of the vandal via text message, then put them on social media as to possibly identify the person. They then received five phone calls from people who identified both the person who took and damaged the signs, plus the person who drove him away from the scene.
Authorities were able to determine that the person who stole and vandalized the signs was Dean Smith. An incident report states that the person who drove Dean Smith away was Dean's spouse, Rita Smith.
The South Carolina State Law Enforcement Division will determine if the couple will face any charges.
Dean Smith, who announced his resignation from the board on Wednesday, said in a statement that he had a "brief lapse in judgement."
His term was set to expire on Dec. 1 of this year.
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