SLED brokers arrest N. Charleston police officer, recruit in alleged insurance coverage rip-off

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) – Brokers with the South Carolina Regulation Enforcement Division arrested a North Charleston police officer and a police recruit in connection to an alleged automotive insurance coverage rip-off.

Authorities introduced the arrest of former NCPD officer Armani Ellison and former Police Recruit Tariq Ramkalup who every face fees of misconduct in workplace and presenting false claims for insurance coverage funds.

Ellison and Ramkalup had been each booked into the Berkeley County Detention Heart on Tuesday,

Their arrest stems from an investigation concerning a automobile collision that occurred in October of 2021 by which Ellison advised an insurance coverage firm that he was driving an SUV on an I-26 exit ramp, got here to an abrupt cease which brought about a Mercedes pushed by Ramkalup to swerve off the facet of the ramp and strike a ditch and a number of other bushes.

Brokers reported that Ellison claimed that he didn’t know the driving force of the Mercedes.

SLED brokers say additional investigation decided that Ellison’s declare was false and he was the driving force of the Mercedes.

“Moreover, it was decided that Ellison and Ramkalup had been coworkers on the North Charleston Police Division and roommates on the time of the collision,” SLED officers stated. “Ellison admitted to SLED brokers that he offered false statements to Traveler’s Insurance coverage in an try and safe fee to repair Ramkalup’s automobile. Ellison estimated the harm restore prices to be at the least $15,000.”

“The request for the SLED investigation was made by the North Charleston Police Division,” SLED officers stated. “The case can be prosecuted by the ninth Circuit Solicitor’s Workplace.”

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