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Four charged for trying to get drugs inside detention center

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Lexington Co., S.C. (WOLO)– Deputies in Lexington Co. say a man and a woman are accused of trying to get drugs and other contraband to her son and another inmate inside the Lexington Detention Center. Deputies say Cassandra Shanklin and Hunter Warren are charged with furnishing or possessing contraband, criminal conspiracy, possession with intent to distribute marijuana, possession with intent…
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Officer injured in prison incident

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Lancaster Co., S.C. (WOLO)– A spokesperson for the SC Department of Corrections says an inmate at an Upstate prison assaulted a guard and held him against his will. Officials say it happened at Kershaw Correctional Institution in Lancaster County Monday. We’re told the inmate stabbed the corrections officer four times with a homemade weapon. Officials say no other inmates participated…
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Suspects arrested in connection with murder of Cayce woman

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Courtesy:LCSD Cayce, S.C. (WOLO)–Two more suspects are in custody in connection with the death of a 30 year old Cayce woman. A spokesperson for the Cayce Department of Public Safety says Charles Craft and Michael Ponder are both charged with accessory after the fact in the murder of Heather Jordan. Police say the men helped the man suspected in her…

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Federal Court rules against SC ban on mask mandates in schools

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Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–According to the American Civil Liberties Union Tuesday a federal district court granted a request to block South Carolina’s ban on mask mandates in schools. A spokesperson for the organization says the court ruled that the state’s budget provision prohibiting schools from imposing mask mandates for students and teachers discriminates against students with disabilities in violation of  Title…
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Lexington Deputies investigating comments made by suspended Irmo HS student

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Image: lexrich5.org/ihs Irmo, S.C. (WOLO)– Irmo High School students moved to virtual learning Friday after comments made by a student on social media. The Lexington County Sheriff’s office is investigating releasing this statement: “We’re looking into comments made by a suspended Irmo High School student in a social media video. While we continue efforts to review the contents of the…
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Columbia man charged with shooting, killing parents

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Source: LCSD Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–  Lexington County deputies say a man is in custody after killing his parents in their Columbia home. Investigators say Kevin Westberry, 27, is charged with the murders of Subrina Westberry, 60, and Kenneth Westberry, 59. According to Lexington Sheriff Jay Koon deputies went to the home on Newark Place Thursday night after receiving a call…
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SLED: Murdaugh death investigations uncover other potential crimes

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(AP Photo/Mic Smith) Colleton, Co., S.C. (WOLO)– A spokesperson for SLED says during the course of the investigations into the deaths of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh, the wife and son of attorney Alex Murdaugh, agents uncovered other potential crimes that warrant further investigation. SLED Director Mark Keel released a statement on the investigations, “SLED agents continue to work diligently to…
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Lexington deputies searching for suspect in fatal stabbing

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Photo: LCSD Lexington Co., S.C. (WOLO)–Deputies with the Lexington Co. Sheriff’s Dept. say they are searching the area around Piney Grove Rd and Harbison Blvd. for Julian Flott. Investigators say Flott is wanted in connection with a fatal stabbing on Baymore Ln. Authorities say he was last seen wearing a plaid shirt with white stripes, and green and orange tennis…

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