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From the article… sorry can only post in part due to agreement.
In one, which happened sometime in 2019, Mims was accused of leaving a long gun, which appeared on video to be a BB gun, on the floor of his house within reach of his three children, a Hanahan police officer testified.
Mims and his ex-wife appear to be in the midst of an argument when Mims kicks the gun under furniture while laughing, the officer said, citing a video recording of the incident.
The two adults are the only people who could be seen, the officer said. She had no evidence any of the children were injured as a result of the BB gun.
Mims’ ex-wife captured the argument with her cellphone, West said, arguing the state had no proof Mims was the one who put the gun in the living room — or even owned it, for that matter.
The children’s mother had just as much responsibility for their children’s welfare, West said, at one point labeling her an “angry ex-wife.”
He criticized the woman for pulling out her cellphone to record the argument “rather than being an adult and simply picking (the gun) up.”
West implored the judge to dismiss the charge, stating there wasn’t enough evidence to establish Mims willfully put his children in harm’s way.
Gosnell agreed with the defense attorney and dropped the charge.