Posted on September 1, 2022

Daufuskie Island Business Owner Arrested for Reporting Fake Hate Crime

Emily Dietrich, WSAV, August 28, 2022

A Daufuskie Island business owner has been arrested for filing a false report {snip}

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{snip} Geneva Clines, owner of Geneva’s Joint, claimed that four white men walked into her restaurant on a Tuesday night and began using racial slurs before smashing the screen of the cash register and tearing up the small restaurant.

Geneva Clines

Geneva Clines

{snip} Ms. Clines admitted that she intentionally filed a false police report about the damage to her business in order to cover up a domestic-related situation. {snip}

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