Orangeburg

Deputies searching for van in armed robbery

Courtesy: OCSO Orangeburg, S.C. (WOLO)– Deputies in Orangeburg are looking for several people they say robbed a convenience store in broad daylight. Investigators say around 3:30 Wednesday afternoon the suspects robbed Quick Mart in Rowesville at gunpoint. Deputies say one store employee was shot but his injury was not life threatening. Investigators say the gunman the took off in this…

Judge temporarily blocks CARES Act funds going to private schools

Orangeburg, S.C. (WOLO)– A judge has temporarily blocked Gov. Henry McMaster’s decision to use CARES Act funds on private school vouchers. Orangeburg Co. Circuit Court Judge Edgar Dickson granted the block after attorney Skyler Hutto argued that the governor’s decision violated the state constitution’s provision that the state not fund private or religious education. On Monday Gov. McMaster announced he…

Well-known Orangeburg repairman murdered while helping with refrigerator

ORANGEBURG, SC (WOLO) – A man well-known around the Orangeburg community was murdered Tuesday while helping someone inspect a refrigerator. According to the Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office, the unnamed victim had gone with an acquaintance to a home on Irvin Street late Tuesday night to possibly help repair the appliance. Witnesses inside the home told investigators the victim had a…

Person of interest sought in relative’s death

Courtesy: OCSO Orangeburg, S.C. (WOLO)–Deputies with the Orangeburg Co. Sheriff’s Office are seeking a person of interest in a suspicious death. Investigators say on Sunday Chad Williams, 26, notified authorities after discovering a family member unconscious inside the man’s home on Lazy Way Rd. According to deputies Williams told investigators he broke into the residence after failing to make contact…

5 people killed after SUV hits two oncoming tractor trailers on I-26

Two others inside the van were injured and taken to the hospital

ORANGEBURG, SC (WOLO) – Five people were killed Thursday after an accident on Interstate 26 near Orangeburg. Crews work to clear the scene where a deadly accident happened on I-26 at mm 147, Thursday July 2. The accident shut down all westbound traffic for hours Thursday afternoon. According to the South Carolina Highway Patrol, an SUV with seven passengers was…

20yo out on bond arrested for third attempted murder charge after again shooting at someone’s car

ORANGEBURG, SC (WOLO) – An Orangeburg County man out on bond for attempted murder has been arrested on another charge of attempted murder. XAVIER JOHNSON, 20 (OCSO) Xavier Johnson, 20, has been charged with attempted murder, which will be his third pending attempted murder charge. According to an Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office arrest warrant released Thursday, deputies say Johnson drove…

Man accused of punching random women arrested

Orangeburg deputies say three women claim they were assaulted

Orangeburg,SC (WOLO) —- The Orangeburg Sheriff Leroy Ravenell announced that investigators have arrested a man accused of hitting women he didn’t even know. 37 year old Christopher Lucas is behind bars tonight (Friday) charged with three counts of assault and battery. According to Orangeburg deputies, the first incident took place June 12 as a woman was washing clothes at a…