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December 12, 2008
Honea Path magistrate arrested
A Honea Path, South Carolina, magistrate was arrested Wednesday and charged with misconduct in office for filing a false police report.
A South Carolina county magistrate was arrested Wednesday after authorities say he admitted filing a false police report saying someone had threatened his life.William E. Gilmer, 61, of Honea Path, was arrested Wednesday and charged with misconduct in office, the State Law Enforcement Division said.
The Anderson County magistrate filed a false police report with the Honea Path Police Department in August 2007 and requested an investigation into the identity of someone who had called his office, authorities said.
