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DMV employee accused of making fake IDs for 2 teens
By Charles D. Perry · The Herald - Updated 12/30/06 - 12:41 AM
An S.C. Department of Motor Vehicles employee was arrested in York County this week after authorities say he made fake IDs for two 18-year-olds.

Zackery Williams of 298 Shiloh Road in York was arrested Thursday and charged with two counts of forgery, according to a news release from the State Law Enforcement Division.

Williams, 24, is accused of making fake IDs for Jeffrey Sigmon Jr. of York and Matthew Stewart of Fort Mill, according to arrest warrants. The teens' IDs listed different names for them and showed they were over the age of 21, the warrants stated.

Both Sigmon and Stewart were arrested Thursday on charges of forgery, providing fictitious information for an identification card from the DMV and fraudulent application for a license, according to the SLED release.

Williams, who was hired in July, was suspended from work Dec. 8 when the DMV started investigating him, said Beth Parks, communications director for the DMV.

The DMV received Williams' arrest warrants Thursday and began the process of terminating him Friday, Parks said.

Although she didn't have specific information about Williams' case, Parks said the DMV routinely checks the records that employees file.

"When we find something that is unusual or looks suspicious, we give it to SLED," she said.

Once SLED is involved, Parks said the internal investigation is turned over to that agency.

Other than the information contained in the warrants, SLED won't release any further details because the investigation is ongoing, said spokeswoman Bobbie Schlatterer.

According to the warrants, Williams knowingly made fake IDs for Stewart and Sigmon on Nov. 29.

Both teens had IDs that said they were older than 21, warrants say. Stewart's ID listed his name as Bryan T. Kirkpatrick, while Sigmon's ID said his name was Thomas N. Gregson, according to the warrants.

SLED records show Williams has no prior arrest history.

Williams and Sigmon could not be reached for comment. Stewart, however, admitted to his involvement in the incident.

"I have not been wrongfully accused," Stewart said. "I did commit that crime."

He declined to comment further.

Charles D. Perry • 329-4068 | cperry@heraldonline.com

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