Baltimore Police Lt. Brian Rice arrives at Courthouse East, July 5, 2016, in Baltimore for a pretrial hearing related to the arrest and death of Freddie Gray. Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun/AP Photo (ABC News) – A Baltimore judge acquitted Lieutenant Brian Rice of all charges today for his involvement in the arrest and death of Freddie Gray in April 2015. Rice was…
Darlington County home where a 9-year-old and a grandmother were found dead on July 17, 2016 (Tonya Brown/WPDE) (WPDE) – The car of a woman found dead along with her 9-year-old grandchild Sunday morning has been found burned on Birdsnest Road near Hartsville, according to Darlington County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy James Hudson. He said the car was processed and…
SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. (WOLO) – A spokesperson with Shaw Air Force Base said Monday that a former officer has been charged with possession of child pornography and obstruction of justice. Col. William R. Jones was charged on June 29; a preliminary hearing is scheduled for Aug. 8, officials say in a press release. “The charges are being worked through…
YORK, S.C. (AP) – A York County resident who traveled to a country where the Zika virus is active marks the 18th case of the disease reported in South Carolina. Multiple media organizations reported that the case is the first for the county on the North Carolina border near Charlotte. The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control received…
SUMTER, S.C. (WOLO) – The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man Sunday evening who they said kidnapped and assaulted his mother and sister. Matt Samuel Cox, 46, of Sumter, was charged with two counts of kidnapping and one count each of assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature and assault and battery, 1 st degree. The warrants state that on or between July…
LEXINGTON, S.C. (WOLO) – Lexington County deputies are searching for a Gaston man wanted on two first degree domestic violence arrest warrants. John Horace Baugher, 44, struck a female victim and threw her to the floor on two occasions, according to the warrants. “Investigators have determined arguments between Baugher and the victim turned physical at a Gaston residence June 25 and…
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (WOLO) – An Orangeburg man has been charged with armed robbery and carjacking after a man was robbed at gunpoint last week. Tykeem Johnson, 20, was charged with armed robbery, carjacking and a weapons charge after his arrest. Bond was denied during a hearing on Friday. A man called Orangeburg County Sheriff’s investigators on July 9 after fleeing…
SUMTER, S.C. (WOLO) – Sumter County Sheriff’s Office deputies are investigating after a suspect in a shooting at a Sumter Club crashed his car into a masonic lodge early Sunday morning. About 2:40 a.m. deputies responded to a call of a reported shooting at a club in the 3800 block of Broad Street. The incident started when man was arguing…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–One of the project’s funded under the Richland County Penny tax is now complete. City of Columbia and Richland County Leaders have officially opened the Lincoln Tunnel Greenway. The tunnel allows folks to walk, run or bike from the Gadsden Street Tunnel to Elmwood. Categories: Local News, News Tags: New Greenway
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Richland County Deputies are getting extra training on the job in the form of a Warriors versus Guardians program. ABC Columbia news got an up close look inside the department’s program. Deputies are taught how to see the differences in the way they operate the different mindsets. Categories: Local News, News Tags: Richland County Sheriff Department
