Upon the indictment of North Charleston City Councilman Mike A. Brown, Governor Henry McMaster has taken action to suspend him from office. The decision was formalized through Executive Order 2025-09.
Brown will remain suspended until he is either formally acquitted, convicted, or until a successor is elected and qualifies as per legal provisions.
The situation in North Charleston also involves two other councilmen, Jerome Sydney Heyward and Sandino S. Moses, who have resigned following their indictments.
