NC deputy, facing assault charge, hired at second sheriff's office then fired within a week
A North Carolina sheriff's deputy accused of assaulting someone during an arrest last year was fired a week after being sworn into a different sheriff's office.
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Michael Hal Shaw II, 39, from Elizabethtown, worked as a deputy with the Bladen County Sheriff's Office last year before he resigned after allegations that he assaulted a man during an arrest.
Despite these allegations, Shaw was sworn in this week as a Columbus County Sheriff's Office auxiliary deputy.
WECT reports that the charges against him are still pending.
An indictment from the Brunswick County District Attorneys Office says he assaulted the man after a high-speed chase on Oct. 8, 2021, using a flashlight.
Eddie Caldwell, vice president of the North Carolina Sheriff's Association, told WECT News that because the case against Shaw is ongoing, he is still able to hold a position in law enforcement.
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