Full Notification

Shortly after 9:00 p.m. last night, and following an investigation into a traffic accident between two privately owned vehicles in the parking lot of Avalon Shores in Bluffton, the South Carolina Highway Patrol arrested Sheriff's Office Sergeant James Prusinowski for Driving Under the Influence and Child Endangerment. Prusinowski, who was off duty at the time of the incident, was transported to the Beaufort County Detention Center and incarcerated. Prusinowski is expected to have a bond hearing for the offenses today and will be suspended from his duties as a deputy sheriff, pending the outcome of an internal affairs investigation by the Sheriff's Office's Office of Professional Responsibility.

We appreciate your partnership and continued commitment to the safety of our community.