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Police investigation finds Nancy Mace caused 'spectacle' at South Carolina airport

The Washington Examiner reported on the Charleston Airport Police's published investigation findings, which concluded Rep. Nancy Mace's behavior turned a minor vehicle-color miscommunication into a public 'spectacle.' The article noted Mace had complained about waiting and directed profanity at officers.

Police investigation finds Nancy Mace caused 'spectacle' at South Carolina airport, Washington Examiner
Police investigation finds Nancy Mace caused 'spectacle' at South Carolina airport, Washington Examiner

The Washington Examiner covered the formal release of the Charleston Airport Police investigation, which detailed Mace's conduct during her October 30 encounter at the security checkpoint. The investigation found that while airport police bore some responsibility for miscommunicating the color of Mace's vehicle, Mace's failure to follow checkpoint procedures and her refusal to wait in her vehicle compounded the situation. A deputy campaign manager for South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson stated there was "no excuse for Nancy Mace's behavior."

"While it is clear that we hold a certain level of responsibility in miscommunicating the color of Congresswoman Mace's vehicle, it's also equally clear that her continued failure to follow established procedures at the checkpoint is what turned a minor miscommunication over the color of a vehicle into the spectacle that this issue has become for our employees and airport workers."

Charleston Airport Police Chief James Woods, as reported by the Washington Examiner

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