Author: Associated Press

South Carolina mental hospital patient died at bottom of dogpile

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – A patient at a state mental hospital in South Carolina has died after being at the bottom of a dogpile of several employees – something specifically prohibited in their training. The State newspaper reports three of the 13 employees involved in the death of 35-year-old William Avant in January had not been through training on physically…

South Carolina man faces murder charge in shooting of father

LADSON, S.C. (AP) – Authorities say a 25-year-old South Carolina man faces murder charges in the fatal shooting of his father. The Post and Courier reports Robert Edward Millen was initially charged with two counts of attempted murder after shooting his father and a brother Monday. But the father, 54-year-old Bradley Millen, died later. Lt. Chris Brokaw of the Charleston…