WIS News 10 - Columbia, South Carolina | Bill requires criminal background check for SC port workers
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(Columbia-AP) May 10, 2005 - The House has given key approval to a bill that would require criminal background checks for workers at South Carolina's ports.
South Carolina Ports Authority spokesman Byron Miller says the agency currently cannot search for past criminal records for people who are not state employees. The bill requires a fingerprint-based criminal check by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division and the FBI for all employees working with cargo.
The death of a worker earlier this year prompted tougher screening. Archie Porcher of Cainhoy was charged with reckless homicide after being accused of running over 42-year-old Bill Hughes at the Wando Welch Terminal of the Port of Charleston on February 12th. Porcher had been previously convicted on armed robbery and drug charges.
Posted 9:12pm by BrettWitt
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