IN A PRESS CONFERENCE ON MONDAY, SHERIFF LEE BOAN ADVISED THAT A SUSPECT IN A POLICE CHASE FROM BACK IN MAY HAD PASSED AWAY IN THE HOSPITAL. ACCORDING TO KERSHAW COUNTY CORONER DAVID WEST, 38 YEAR OLD ANTWAN WASHINGTON OF CASSATT PASSED AWAY ON JUNE 19TH. WASHINGTON WAS INVOLVED IN A HIGH SPEED PURSUIT WITH KC DEPUTIES ON MAY 8TH AFTER HE FAILED TO STOP WHEN A DEPUTY ATTEMPTED TO PULL HIM OVER FOR SPEEDING. THAT PURSUIT LASTED OVER 10 MINUTES BEFORE A PIT MANUEVER WAS EXECUTED ON CHERAW ROAD WHERE WASHINGTON CRASHED THE 1991 HONDA ACCORD HE WAS DRIVING. WASHINGTON WAS FLOWN TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL WHERE HE REMAINED UNTIL HE PASSED AWAY LAST WEEK. SHERIFF LEE BOAN SAYS THE INCIDENT IS UNDER INVESTIGATION BY SLED, AND THE DEPUTY INVOLVED IN THE PIT MANUEVER IS ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE PENDING THE FINDINGS OF THE SLED INVESTIGATION.
Tuesday, July 1, 2025
