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Sheriff: Woman steals patrol car leading high-speed chase

ABC Columbia Staff,

SUMTER CO, SC (WOLO) – The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office arrested a woman accused of several car thefts including a patrol car and leading authorities on a high-speed chase. Mia Victoria Thornton, 21, was arrested Wednesday (12/27) and being held in the Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center. Here’s what happened according to an SCSO news release: “About 8 a.m. Thornton took…
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Escaped Inmate’s Stolen Car Found in South Carolina

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LAMAR COUNTY, Ga. – Authorities in Lamar County are looking for an inmate they said made an elaborate escape. According to the Lamar County Sheriff’s Office, Christopher Nicholas Carroll was in jail on three counts of obstruction of an officer and theft by receiving stolen property. He is from South Carolina and was last seen wearing an orange jump suit. The…

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15-Year-Old Driver Killed in Wreck

Alexis Frazier,

FAIRFIELD COUNTY, SC (WOLO)- A 15-year-old driver was killed in a wreck on Tuesday evening. The crash happened on Highway 34 in Fairfield County at 5:20pm. Fairfield County Coroner, Chris Hill, said Mykel Beaufort was the driver of a Chevrolet Malibu that was involved in a two car collision that resulted in his death. The accident remains under investigation by the Fairfield…
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Poop Spraying Suspect Now Facing Federal Charges

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CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — A federal grand jury has indicted a so-called disgruntled former employee of a West Ashley Harris Teeter who is accused of spraying a feces-laden liquid on products at the grocery store in October 2017. Charleston Police arrested Pau Hang Oct. 15, and charged him with trespassing and malicious property damage after management at the Harris Teeter on Savannah…
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Christmas Eve apartment fire in Spartanburg “set intentionally”

ABC Columbia Staff,

SPARTANBURG, SC (WOLO) – Investigators say a Christmas Eve apartment fire that kicked out 54 people was set by someone intentionally. Spartanburg Fire Marshall Brad Hall says no one was seriously hurt. It started around six Sunday (12/24) morning. Hall says trained dogs detected an accelerant at the scene. No suspects have been named at this time. Categories: Local News,…