FLORENCE, S.C. (AP) - Lake City Mayor LaRue Alford has been arrested and charged with misconduct in office and obstruction of justice.

Florence County deputies accuse Alford of having counterfeit money and harboring a fugitive.

Sheriff Kenney Boone says he won't tolerate public corruption.

Boone says the misconduct charge was filed because Alford possessed fake currency. The sheriff says the obstruction charge stemmed from Alford hiding a suspect wanted for passing counterfeit money in his shop, lying to police and giving the man new clothes to conceal his identity.

Lake City Administrator George Simmons says city operations will not change following the mayor's arrest.

Authorities have been investigating allegations of corruption in Lake City for 14 months.