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Man Killed After Boat Crashes Into Dock Identified

LEXINGTON COUNTY, SC (WOLO)- The man killed after a boat crashed into a dock on Lake Murray Saturday morning has been identified. Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher said Jimmy Gene Ayers, 57, of Lexington died at the scene from multiple traumatic injuries to the upper body that he sustained in the accident. According to Capt. Robert McCullough with S.C. Department of Natural…

2 Virginia State Troopers Assisting Charlottesville Protest Response Die in Helicopter Accident

Two Virginia State Police officers who were assisting in the response to the violence surrounding a planned white nationalist rally in Charlottesville died Saturday afternoon after their helicopter crashed seven miles southwest of the city. The officers were traveling in a Virginia State Police helicopter “assisting public safety resources with the ongoing situation in Charlottesville,” according to a spokesperson for…

Man Charged With Attempted Murder After Roadside Shooting in Lexington

LEXINGTON,SC (WOLO)– An Orangeburg man is charged with attempted murder for shooting at two people after crashing into their car. Lexington County deputies arrested Martel Dekarlos Gaddis, 34, Saturday morning and charged him with attempted murder. Deputies responded to a call of shots fired at the intersection of Kitti Wake Drive and Emanuel Church Road. Deputies say witnesses and evidence…

RCSD Looking For Armed Robbery Suspect

RICHLAND COUNTY, SC (WOLO)- Richland County Deputies are looking for a man wanted for armed robbery at hotel on Friday. The incident happened just before 5:30 at Magnuson Hotel in Columbia. Deputies say the suspect parked his car at the location, and immediately jumped inside the victim’s car presenting a handgun. The victim was able to open his door and escaped…

Elderly Man Arrested After Friday Night Arson In Columbia

COLUMBIA,SC (WOLO)- The Columbia Police arrested a 60-year-old man who is accused of intentionally setting a building on fire Friday night. Major Anthony Kennedy is is charged with Arson- third degree, Burglary, Third Degree, Drunkness and Trespassing. Kennedy is accused of setting multiple items on fire in the 2200 block of  North Main Street. As a result, part of the structure…

RCSD Seeking Two Suspects After Armed Robbery

RICHLAND COUNTY, SC (WOLO)- Richland County Deputies are looking for two suspects wanted for armed robbery and malicious injury to property. The incident happened Tuesday around 12:30pm on I-20 and Monticello  Road. Deputies say the victim’s vehicle broke down and while he was waiting on his father to come assist, two unknown males approached.  One of the suspects had an…

Richland County Councilwoman Requests Administrator’s Dismissal After ‘Disparaging Remark’ About EMS

ABC Columbia News Exclusive

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– In a statement sent to ABC Columbia News, Richland County Councilwoman Joyce Dickerson said in part, “Please know that County Council highly respects our employee and value their service.”   Dickerson gave the statement in regards to a “disparaging remark by Kevin Bronson, a Richland County employee while in a meeting.”   Bronson is Richland County’s assistant…

Lexington Woman Sentenced in Daughter’s Death

Lexington Co., S.C. (WOLO)–A Lexington County woman will spend the rest of her life in prison for the murder of her 7-month old daughter. The Eleventh Circuit Solicitor confirms that Heather Lawson was sentenced to life in a Lexington County courtroom Friday. Investigators say on June 26 of last year Lawson beat her seven month old daughter Addyson Tuckus to…