Kershaw County Sheriff Jim Matthews has provided a timeline regarding the investigation leading S.C. State Law Enforcement Division (SLED) agents to charge his former administrative assistant with embezzlement on May 3. During an interview Friday, Matthews said Samantha “Sam” West Connell submitted her letter of intent to resign on April 19, 2016. Matthews said Connell’s last day on the job was exactly a month later, May 19, 2016.