An assistant
principal at Chapin High School is being accused of trying to break into a car
on the school's campus on two different occasions.
Richard West
Hiller Jr., 44, is charged with two counts of larceny from a motor vehicle,
according to arrest warrants.
“Detectives have
determined Hiller unlawfully entered a vehicle parked at 300 Columbia Avenue in
Chapin without the owner’s knowledge or consent,” Lexington County Sheriff Jay
Koon said. “Based on our investigation, Hiller entered the same vehicle on two
occasions earlier this year.”
Hiller entered
the vehicle April 22 with the intent to take something of value, according to
Koon. Hiller entered the same vehicle May 20 and took another item of
value.
Security video
shows Hiller approaching and entering the vehicle on both occasions, according
to arrest warrants.
Hiller turned
himself in July 5.
"We are
aware of the arrest of an assistant principal at Chapin High School and the
charges that have been filed against him," Lexington-Richland School
District Five said in a statement "The district is working in full
cooperation with the Lexington County Sheriff's Department.
Hiller is on
administrative leave.The district said it won't comment further because this is
an ongoing criminal investigation.
An assistant principal at Chapin High School is being accused of trying to break into a car on the school’s campus on two different occasions. Richard West Hiller Jr., 44, is charged with two counts of larceny from a motor vehicle, according to arrest warrants. “Detectives have determined Hiller unlawfullyContinue Reading
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