South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster has issued an executive order suspending Chester County Supervisor Shane Stuart. He will be replaced by Wylie Glenn Frederick. A South Carolina grand jury on Thursday indicted the Chester County Supervisor for allegedly using government cars to run a methamphetamine trafficking operation while on the clock.
Chester County Supervisor Kenneth Shane Stuart has been indicted by a grand jury on several charges of distributing and trafficking methamphetamine. South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced Thursday that the grand jury indictments were unsealed against Chester County Supervisor Kenneth Shane Stuart. Stuart, 47, has served as the elected Chester County Supervisor since March of 2015.
Officials said over the last few weeks, Stuart trafficked meth once in York County and twice in Chester County. He’s also accused of selling it during his workday. The Chester County Sheriff’s Office said in a release that it has been “assisting the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) in an investigation involving the trafficking of illegal drugs, leading to the arrest of several individuals within the past 24 hours.” The sheriff said that the investigation is ongoing. Stuart will have a bond hearing today at 10 a.m. in Richland County.