Deputies reveal new information about arrest of former Travelers Rest police officer

Former Travelers Rest police officer used Taser to threaten sex acts, deputies say

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FALLEN POWER LINES. >> AND NOW T BREAKING NEWS. A TRAVELLERS REST POLICE OFFICER IS WITHOUT A JOB AND FACING CHARGES TONIGHT. CHIEF BEN FORD CONFIRMS THAT SHAWN JENKINS WAS FIRED LAST WEEK. >> HE IS ACCUSED OF CRIMINAL SEXUAL CONDUCT. WE'RE WORKING ON THE INCIDENT REPO

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Greenville County deputies released new information Wednesday about a former Travelers Rest police officer charged with a sex crime.Shawn Jeffrey Jenkins, 27, is charged with second-degree criminal sexual conduct, according to Lt. Ryan Flood.Flood said an investigation Aug. 5 found Jenkins possessed a Taser and made a verbal threat to unlawfully commit sexual acts on a victim.According to the warrant filed in the case, the victim is a 17-year-old boy.The teen told investigators Jenkins pointed the Taser at him and told him "strip or be tased," warrants said.Investigators learned Jenkins and the victim were familiar with each other and had known each other for several years, according to Flood.Jenkins was arrested early Tuesday morning and posted bond for his $20,000 bail, Flood said.Travelers Rest Police Chief Ben Ford said Jenkins was fired last week.Jenkins had been with the department for less than six months, according to Ford.