SC police lieutenant, utilities director charged with throwing eggs at cars
A police lieutenant and utilities director for the city of York are on administrative leave after being arrested by county sheriff’s deputies Thursday night for throwing eggs at passing cars.
Timothy Lee Dover, 39, and Ben David Wright, 51, were charged with breach of peace late Thursday at the Moss Justice Center in York on the misdemeanor, according to Trent Faris, spokesman for the York County Sheriff’s Office.
Dover and Wright allegedly were “causing damage, name calling and ‘catcalling’ pedestrians” on Congress Street in the city’s downtown after 8 p.m. A tow truck driver alleged damage of as much as $600, according to an incident report.
A person identified in the incident report as being a witness said both men threw eggs and yelled from a window.
York is a small city of around 9,000 people west of Rock Hill in York County and about 30 miles southwest of Charlotte. The police department has around 40 officers and staff.
Dover was off-duty at the time, Faris said. The sheriff’s office was asked to investigate because the incident happened in the city of York where Dover is a police officer, Faris said.
“We investigated as we would with any case,” Faris told The Herald.
Dover is a lieutenant at the city of York police department. York police chief Brian Trail placed Dover on administrative leave after the arrest, Lt. Sean Bailey told The Herald in a phone interview.
“We are also doing our own internal investigation,” Bailey said.
York City Manager Dalton Pierce confirmed to The Herald Wright is on administrative leave as the city reviews the incident..
Both Bailey and Pierce declined further comment.
Dover has been with the York Police Department for more than 15 years, according to Bailey and a department Facebook post in December. It is unclear how long Wright has been with the city.
A call to Wright’s city office went to voicemail Friday.
This story was originally published June 6, 2025 at 2:23 PM.
