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Price’s attorney, South Carolina state Rep. Todd Rutherford, claims that his client acted in self-defense
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Rutherford was elected to the South Carolina General Assembly in 1998 to represent House District 74. He initially served on the Military, Medical and Municipal Affairs Committee before joining the Judiciary Committee in 2002. Rutherford currently serves on the Ways and Means Committee and the Ethics Committee. In 2013, Rutherford was elected Minority Leader.
Rutherford was named Young Democrat of the year in 1999.
In 2007 Rutherford introduced a bill to replace the Confederate Battle Flag with the South Carolina state flag. However, the bill never received a hearing. In June 2015 the flag was removed with the overwhelming support of the House Democratic Caucus.
Rutherford is a leading proponent of medical marijuana. In 2014, Rutherford filed the “Put Patients First Act,” the first of its kind in South Carolina.