Here is the latest South Carolina news from The Associated Press
SUMTER, S.C. (AP) — Investigators say the remains of an 18-year-old man last seen leaving a library in Sumter have been found on the side of a highway. The Sumter County sheriff Anthony Dennis says a pathologist confirmed yesterday that the bones found by a man collecting cans two days before were Aaron Abraham. Investigators say they don’t have any suspects or a motive.
LEXINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Lexington County deputies say an Austell, Ga., man spent six months pretending to be a doctor at five senior citizen facilities around Columbia. Authorities think 48-year-old Ernest Addo may have seen up to 500 patients at five different facilities run by Agape Senior Primary Care since February.
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley gave $29,000 in additional raises to her staff instead of returning the money to the state budget. Her spokesman told The Post and Courier of Charleston that the total compensation for the governor’s staff went down because five people who left have not been replaced.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A suspended South Carolina legislator who faces no opposition for re-election is heading to trial on tax evasion charges. Rep. Harold Mitchell’s court date is set for Nov. 26 in Spartanburg. State revenue officials claim he didn’t file income taxes for 2005 through 2008 until he filed delinquent returns, and under-reported his income, in 2009. His lawyer says Mitchell thought he didn’t earn enough to file.
