RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WIS) - The NAACP condemned an arrest in Richland County seen during a recent episode of “On Patrol: Live” that has sparked debate online.

The organization’s South Carolina chapter released a statement Thursday, nearly a week after the arrest of 31-year-old Maxie Outen by the Richland County Sheriff’s Department aired on the show and sparked debate online.

“Recently, OPL filmed officers of the Richland County (SC) Sheriff’s Department subjecting citizens to beatings and tasings. The NAACP-South Carolina State Conference (NAACPSC) strongly urges the citizens of this State to join them in insisting on a full investigation of these incidents,” the NAACP said in its statement.

RCSD said Outen was taken into custody Saturday on Hardscrabble Road after deputies pulled hi

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