SC: Ex-Richland County deputy accused of stealing money from sex offenders

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Source: wistv.com 7/28/25

A former deputy with the Richland County Sheriff’s Department was arrested after allegedly stealing money from sex offenders.

RCSD said 31-year-old Jessica Way was arrested Monday and charged with petit larceny.

The department said the charge was linked to an internal audit from July 16 that showed a $410 cash discrepancy from the sex offender registry receipts.

The audit information was then given to the sheriff’s department’s criminal investigations division to open a case. According to authorities, the investigation found Way allegedly stole money from sex offenders in small amounts as they came to register.

RCSD said Way was terminated on…

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Give her 20 years, lifetime registration, a public notification stating that she’s a thief, and a lifetime ban from working in LE.

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Appears registered people are safe from no one.

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She’ll be a new add to the bad LEO listing that is nationally available and maybe not hired by other LE offices based upon this.

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Next they’ll be wanting a “tip” like DoorDash when they come out for compliance checks.

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So hard on PFRs yet their own people are robbing them blind potentially making them worse than PFRs

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I am honestly surprised she was even fired. Figured she would get suspended with pay. After all, it’s only people forced to register she stole from, and who really cares about them…😎

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If she gets convicted she will have a misdemeanor, 30 days in jail, and/or $1,000 fine as punishment. Sounds like a slap of the wrist deterrent.

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