South Carolina appears to have finally moved beyond the Sanford affair. Deputy assistant attorney general Roland Corning, 66, has been fired after he was stopped in his SUV by police during his lunch break. The problem was that he was found with a stripper, Viagra, and sex toys in a cemetery.
When Officer Michael Wines approached, Corning sped off but was pulled over a few blocks away. The woman turned out to be an 18-year-old stripper from the Platinum Plus Gentleman’s Club.
The case, however, gets a bit more interesting. Corning was not arrested after he flashed his credentials as a Deputy Assistant Attorney General. Corning is also a former state legislator.
In the end, the use of the credentials backfired because Wines called the state Attorney General’s office. He spoke to his wife who happens to work there. She then told her supervisor, who told Attorney General Henry McMaster. McMaster appears to reject any innocent explanation (like attending a private funeral) and instead stated that “by the close of business, he was no longer working here.”
However, if the stop did not warrant a ticket, why does it warrant termination? Conversely, if it did warrant a ticket, did the officer act improperly in not making the arrest once told that the man was Deputy Attorney General?
Police often make arrests at locations known to be frequented by prostitutes. This case is likely to see future “johns” demand that same treatment.
Hey, it is Halloween already, so whatta ya expect?
The prosecutor wanted the motion practice to be as close to the motion practice at home as possible … deadsville … sentimental you know … like Sanford like son …
Well somebody has to do the Community Service. Ya know.
My…that was quite a “lunch break!” And I don’t want to know what credentials he “flashed!”
Too bad Corning didn’t wait until Halloween to keep his rendezvous with the teenage stripper. Then he could have claimed that he was possessed by a demon–that the devil made him do it. Or blamed his behavior on trick-or-treat candy prayed over by the witches that he had eaten with his food.
Wait a minute–my last sentence in my comment at 11:06 am needs a little clarification. I didn’t to say “prayed over by the witches he had eaten with his food.” I meant the candy he had eaten with his food. All those years of diagramming sentences in parochial school taught me to be careful about writing things like that.
From linked article: “The search revealed a sex enhancement drug and some sex toys. According to the report, Corning told Wines he had a prescription for the medication and the other items were always in the car “just in case.”
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“Corning is also a former state legislator.” , yes Professor, and seemingly a former Boy Scout. ‘Be Prepared’ is a motto to live by
lottakatz–
Too bad Corning wasn’t “prepared” with a better story. He always had the other items in his car “just in case” he bumped into a teenage stripper in the cemetery…right? Now that’s what I’d call maCARbre.
Elaine M.,
You know the economy sucks all over and he was trying a new brand to sell his corning wear to…..
Does the mans name being ‘Corning’ make anyone but me LOL?
Srsly.
To actually address the Professors question; “However, if the stop did not warrant a ticket, why does it warrant termination? Conversely, if it did warrant a ticket, did the officer act improperly in not making the arrest once told that the man was Deputy Attorney General? ”
The whole point of those boilerplate statements in government codes of conduct admonish people to avoid ‘even the appearance of’ wrongdoing, conflict of interest etc. It might appear that if one of the gentleman’s clubs he frequents came up on his office radar as violating the law he might be somewhat conflicted about requesting an investigation.
They invented a new verb did they?
to teenage
Pictures of the Prosecutor on both links, but why no pics of the teenage stripper?
Where is Rupert Murdochs gutter press just when it’s really needed, that’s what I want to know.
OK, so I’m a very sad man……
The police officer was a weenie, checking out a weenie.
Only his wife had well, you know.