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23, May 2013 - Ex-USC student gets 7 years for setting bar fire
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- A judge has ordered a 22-year-old former University of South Carolina student to spend seven years in prison and get drug, alcohol and mental health counseling after he admitted burning down a Columbia bar.
23, May 2013 - Fugitive from South Carolina arrested in Florida
A South Carolina man was arrested in Cocoa Beach Tuesday morning by the U.S. Marshals Florida Regional Fugitive Task Force.
23, May 2013 - Missing fire assoc. funds land man in jail
An investigation by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division has landed a Pawleys Island man behind bars, charged with breach of trust.
23, May 2013 - Rome Police arrest South Carolina man suspected of murder
ROME – Rome Police arrested murder suspect John Christopher Hart, 24, on Thursday, April 18 after South Carolina authorities contacted the department in search of a man that may have ties to the Rome area. Hart is suspected of shooting and killing a woman on April 10.
23, May 2013 - Anderson South Carolina Lost Dog found Nursing Kitten
After receiving calls reporting dog cries in the area, a police officer in Anderson, S.C., arrived at the scene to investigate. Upon discovering that the cries came from a lost dog in the North Pointe Creek ravine, Officer Michelle Smith found something even more surprising. The small dog had with her a new friend: a kitten. It turns out, writes the Huffington Post , that the “dog was actually ...
23, May 2013 - Beaufort SC bill would make some crimes ineligible for parole
A new bill in the South Carolina Senate would make more offenses ineligible for parole.
23, May 2013 - Man charged with stealing $36K from safety organization
South Carolina Law Enforcement Division agents say they have arrested a Pawleys Island man who funneled more than $35,000 from a safety organization into his own pocket.
22, May 2013 - NH man arrested as fugitive in Inman
The U.S. Marshals say a New Hampshire man wanted on an outstanding warrant has been found and arrested in South Carolina.
22, May 2013 - Columbia Woman sues after losing at video poker
A South Carolina woman who admitted to gambling on video poker machines and losing money has filed a lawsuit to get her cash back. "There's never really been a great remedy for the loser -- someone who has been taken advantage of by these people to get their money back," attorney Pete Strom Jr. said. Strom said an opinion from the South Carolina Court of Appeals filed this week allows those who ...
22, May 2013 - NH man arrested as fugitive in South Carolina
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The U.S. Marshals say a New Hampshire man wanted on an outstanding warrant has been found and arrested in South Carolina.
22, May 2013 - Columbia Police Blotter, May 22, 2013
Two burglary suspects caught following chase Authorities on Sunday arrested a North Augusta couple accused of burglary after they led deputies on a high-speed chase into South Carolina. A Grovetown man called deputies at about 10:45 a.m. Sunday, stating they saw a man go into their neighbor’s garage and come out carrying a backpack leaf blower. The man, later identified as Jack Holt, 24, threw ...
21, May 2013 - Man charged with felonies in multi-county crime spree
The Henderson County Sheriff’s Office has charged a man with 27 counts, including larceny and breaking and entering, in relation to a crime spree that targeted construction sites, homes, businesses and motor vehicles in four counties and South Carolina.
21, May 2013 - Laurinburg Police chase bank robbery suspect to NC state line
A 30-year-old man is behind bars in North Carolina after a police chase and could soon be facing charges for a South Carolina bank robbery.
21, May 2013 - Aynor SC officer fired, accused of asking woman to lift up shirt to dismiss ticket
AYNOR, S.C. —A police officer in South Carolina has been fired after a woman said he offered to dismiss a...
20, May 2013 - New FCC chair continues prison phone battle
(Special to the Trice Edney News Wire from the Washington Informer) — Mignon Clyburn, a veteran policymaker from the Public Service Commission of South Carolina, has been appointed acting chair of the Federal Communications Commission, the first woman to ever hold the post.
19, May 2013 - Orangeburg Connor may run again for lt. governor
Attorney, author and Afghanistan war veteran Bill Connor of Orangeburg said Monday he’s “strongly considering” a second run for South Carolina lieutenant governor.
19, May 2013 - Myrtle Beach Couple busted on nudity charge at S.C. beach
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C., May 15 (UPI) -- Police in South Carolina said they arrested a young couple in their 20s who were found nude on a beach in the wee hours.
19, May 2013 - Ted Vick 'Had A Rock In His Shoe,' Wasn't Drunk, Lawyer Says After Lawmaker's DUI A
South Carolina state Rep. Ted Vick (D) was arrested for suspected drunk driving early Wednesday morning, after a Bureau of Protective Services officer at the state House saw him stumbling in the facility's parking lot, before entering his vehicle and attempting to drive away.
19, May 2013 - Newly appointed FCC Chair vows to reduce cost of calls from prisons
Collect calls can cost as much as 89 cents per minute Mignon Clyburn, a veteran policy maker from the Public Service Commission of South Carolina has been appointed acting chair of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) the first woman to ever hold the post. Since joining the FCC in 2009, Clyburn has remained a leader in the fight to reduce telephone rates for prison inmates throughout the ...
18, May 2013 - Greer Greer woman reported missing
Police are asking for help from the public to locate a missing 89-year-old woman. Greer police said Gwendolyn Johnson was last seen driving on Country Club Drive at about 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. She was supposed to be on her way to her home on Laurel Road in Greer, but she did not make it there. Johnson was driving as gold 2002 Toyota Camry with the South Carolina license plate DZU936. Police said ...
17, May 2013 - Union Man suspected in recent bank robberies arrested in SC
Man suspected in recent bank robberies arrested in SC Police in South Carolina said they have made an arrest in connection with two bank robberies. Police believe Patrick Artis held up the Sun Trust Bank on Galleria Boulevard last week. He was pulled over by police because his car matched the description of the one used in the robberies. Police also believe Artis robbed the State Employees ...
17, May 2013 - Orangeburg Richard Fleener II Arrested For Stealing Grandmother’s Wheelchair (Video)
A South Carolina man has been arrested for stealing money from his grandmother. As if that wasn’t enough, Orangeburg County sheriff's deputies also say that 43-year-old Richard Fleener II took his 78-year-old grandmother’s electric wheelchair. Apparently Fleener was living with his elderly relative from November until February. During that time span he stole so much money that the electric ...
17, May 2013 - Orangeburg Police: SC man stole grandma's electric wheelchair
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — Investigators say they have arrested a South Carolina man, accusing him of stealing money from his grandmother, along with her electric wheelchair.
17, May 2013 - Police: SC woman shoots family, killing her 2 kids - Quincy Herald-Whig | Illinois & Missouri News,
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Authorities say a woman has been charged with fatally shooting her two young children and wounding her husband in a home in northwestern South Carolina.
17, May 2013 - Orangeburg SC man accused of stealing his grandmother's electric wheelchair, cash, other valuables
ORANGEBURG, S.C. - Investigators say they have arrested a South Carolina man, accusing him of stealing money from his grandmother, along with her electric wheelchair.
17, May 2013 - Fourth Louisville person named in cross state murder for hire plot
(WHAS11) -- A fourth person from Louisville has now been named by investigators in an alleged trans-state murder conspiracy. Rachel Palmer is named in a federal indictment alongside her boyfriend Samuel Yenawine, Aaron Wilkinson, and Wendy Moore, accused of plotting to kill a high profile South Carolina woman. Court documents accuse Yenawine and Wilkinson of receiving up to $30,000 to travel ...
17, May 2013 - Orangeburg Police: South Carolina man steals grandmother's electric wheelchair
ORANGEBURG, S.C. — Investigators say they have arrested a South Carolina man, accusing him of stealing money from his grandmother, along with her electric wheelchair.
17, May 2013 - Greenville Bill would regulate S.C. police spy drones
The extent to which South Carolina's skies someday may be filled with the soft buzz of unmanned drone surveillance aircraft operated by state and local police agencies could well be determined by a bill now making its way through the S.C. House.
17, May 2013 - Report: Man uses Michael Jackson song to threaten reporter's life
A former University of South Carolina Upstate coach previously arrested for threatening the life of the school's athletic director has now been arrested for threatening a reporter, according to an incident report.
16, May 2013 - Chesterfield SC state Rep. Ted Vick arrested again for DUI
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina state representative is facing his second driving under the influence charge in less than a year.
16, May 2013 - Chesterfield SC Rep. Ted Vick arrested for second DUI
A South Carolina state representative is facing his second driving under the influence charge in less than a year.
16, May 2013 - Sheriff's office and Riverwalk victim's mother react to last arrest
Relief for the families of the victims in that brutal river-walk beating.Both suspects are now behind bars. Kevin Richardson turned himself in Wednesday night at a jail in Indiana. Robey Moses was arrested in South Carolina last week. News 12 has reaction from the Richmond Co Sheriff's office and one victim's mother on what the latest arrest means to them.
16, May 2013 - Clemson SC appeals court overturns child abuse conviction
The South Carolina Court of Appeals has overturned the conviction and seven-year prison sentence for a former Clemson student in the death of his girlfriend's 16-month-old daughter.
16, May 2013 - Halifax Co. Officials Arrest Two Wanted in Connection to SC Murder
Halifax Co., VA - Halifax County Sheriff's investigators say they arrested two people wanted in connection to a murder in South Carolina last Saturday.
15, May 2013 - North Myrtle Beach Nude couple said clothes were stolen on beach
A Virginia couple has been arrested on a South Carolina beach after police say the couple was found nude.
15, May 2013 - South Carolina mom shot, killed her two young kids, police say
Two South Carolina children are dead, their father is hospitalized and their mother is accused of murder.An autopsy report released by the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday said the children – Sawyer Simpson, 5, and Carly Simpson, 7, -- were shot multiple times, NBC station WYFF in Greenville, S.C., reported.An arrest warrant obtained by the station shows that Suzanna Simpson, known ...
15, May 2013 - Richland House bill would scrutinize SC police drones
The extent to which South Carolina’s skies someday may be filled with the soft buzz of unmanned drone surveillance aircraft operated by state and local police agencies could well be determined by a bill now making its way through the S.C. House.
15, May 2013 - Man gets 40 years in double homicide
A South Carolina man will serve the next 40 years in prison after pleading guilty to shooting and killing two Orangeburg women.
15, May 2013 - North Myrtle Beach Nude Virginia couple arrested in Myrtle Beach
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — A Virginia couple has been arrested on a South Carolina beach after police say the couple was found nude. North Myrtle Beach police say the couple said they had gone skinny-dipping and returned to find their clothes missing. read more
15, May 2013 - Myrtle Beach Virginia homicide suspects arrested in S.C.
- A man and woman wanted in a death in Virginia have been arrested in South Carolina.
15, May 2013 - Police: SC mom shot, killed her two young kids
Two South Carolina children are dead, their father is hospitalized and their mother is accused of murder.
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