SLED chief faces senate vote after paying $11,307 sanction in SC hemp farmer lawsuit

SLED chief faces senate vote after paying $11,307 sanction in SC hemp farmer lawsuit

COLUMBIA, S.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) -- South Carolina's top law enforcer will face a panel of South Carolina state senators Wednesday morning in a long-awaited confirmation hearing to keep his job as the director of the State Law Enforcement Division. Keel joined SLED in 1979. Former Gov. Nikki Haley appointed Keel to lead the statewide police force in 2011. Keel's most recent six-year term ended in December 2023 and Gov. Henry McMaster reappointed…