The South Carolina trooper acquitted of civil rights violations could be reinstated as early as today.

The head of South Carolina’s Public Safety Department says a trooper acquitted of intentionally ramming a fleeing suspect will be reinstated. Department of Public Safety Director Mark Keel said Friday that Lance Cpl. Steven Garren could be back on the force as early as Monday.

A South Carolina trooper is not guilty of depriving a suspect of his civil rights by using unreasonable force. This afternoon a jury acquitted Lance Cpl. Steven Garren.