(COLUMBIA, SC) – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced today the State Grand Jury returned indictments against Florence County Sheriff William Kenney Boone. He was charged with one count of Misconduct in Office and two counts of Embezzlement.

The misconduct offense is a common law misdemeanor, punishable by up to 10 years in prison. The embezzlement offense is a statutory felony punishable by up to five years in prison and a fine at the discretion of the court.

The indictment alleges that Boone used both county and federal funds allocated to the Florence County Sheriff’s Office for his own personal use.

This case is being investigated by the State Law Enforcement Division and will be prosecuted by the Attorney General’s Office.

Attorney General Wilson stressed every defendant is presumed innocent unless and until they are proven guilty in a court of law.

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