Police in Columbia, South Carolina have charged a recipient for the Medal of Honor with a hit and run.
Kyle Carpenter, a veteran who got the medal last year, was arrested on Thursday for a hit-and-run incident in early December, reported The State newspaper.
Carpenter, 26, appeared with his attorney at the Columbia Municipal Court in the morning. He was released from Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center after saying he would return to the court, according to a jail official.
He faces a $5,000 penalty if he doesn’t show up to court, the newspaper added.
Retired Marine Cpl. William 'Kyle' Carpenter receives the Medal of Honor from U.S. President Barack Obama during a Medal of Honor ceremony in the East Room of the White House on June 19, 2014 in Washington, DC. Carpenter received the medal for taking the blast from a grenade to protect fellow Marines and sustained major wounds. Carpenter is the eighth living recipient chosen for the high honor. Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images
