Police Chief Justifies Killing Teen Over Pot While His Criminal Cop Son is Arrested With No Violence

Seneca, SC — Although his son was arrested earlier this year for stealing drugs from a detention center, Seneca Police Chief John Covington holds a harsh double standard for the children of his own community. While failing the war on drugs at home, Chief Covington has recently accused a teenager of causing his own death during a routine marijuana sting. Instead of relying on empirical evidence, Covington is defending the officer who gunned down the 19-year-old and then lied in order to justify the shooting.
On January 5, Chief Covington’s son allegedly stole drugs from a woman being held at the Oconee County Detention Center in South Carolina. While on duty as a reserve officer with the Seneca Police Department, Officer Adam Covington stole 30 hydrocodone pills from an arrestee named Peggy Smith. The police chief’s son was arrested without incident and charged with theft of a controlled substance and misconduct in office. After receiving a suspension pending the outcome of the investigation, Officer Adam Covington resigned from the department in February.
In contrast, Chief Covington has recently defended the killing of a teen during a routine marijuana bust. On July 26, Zachary Hammond, 19, drove to a Hardee’s parking lot in Seneca with Tori Morton, 23. After an undercover cop had pulled up beside Hammond’s car to buy marijuana from Morton, a uniformed officer ran towards them with his gun drawn.

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