The Sumter County Sheriff's Office says Rodney Dean Ellis, who previously worked as Chief Financial Officer at Sumter Behavioral Health Services, is charged with eight counts of breach of trust with fraudulent intent, over $10,000.
“He had only been in town a month. Just consider the storm he brought to all of these people's lives in one month," said Ernest Finney, Third Circuit Solicitor.
The Sumter County Sheriff's Office needs your help finding a man accused of a string of larcenies in the Broad Street and Peach Orchard area.
UPDATE: The Sumter Police Department says K9 Officer Jake was located and appears to be okay.
The Sumter Police Department is continuing their search for one of their missing K9 officers.
Sumter County deputies need your help finding a woman wanted on multiple charges.
Some homes are in the dark throughout the Midlands after torrential downpours hit the Midlands
In Sumter County sits a small community of less than 100 people. It’s also home to South Carolina's oldest general store.
The Sumter County Sheriff's Office arrested a man accused of having thousands of images of child pornography on his cell phone, cloud files and in his cell phone storage cache.
On Wednesday, the Sumter County Sheriff's Office addressed allegations made against Sheriff Anthony Dennis. The investigation ended after multiple agencies concluded there was insufficient evidence to prosecute.
“We are the only garden in the United States that has all eight species of swan. You can come here any time. We are open 365 days a year," said Shelley Kile, City of Sumter tourism director.
The Sumter County Coroner's Office says a 2-year-old boy is dead after being hit by a vehicle on Sunday night.
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A man was killed after walking into the road and being hit by a car in Sumter County last night.
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The Sumter Police Department says one person is in custody, and they are looking for another wanted in connection with a shooting that left a man dead outside a vacant home on South Sumter Street Thursday morning.
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The Sumter Police Department says officers are investigating after the body of a man who had been shot was found near a vacant house on South Sumter Street.
Richland County officials say the new parking area was made possible by a grant from the Richland County Conservation Commission.
Investigators say she was the leader of the group that disrupted the peaceful protests, but protestors argue she was using her first amendment right to free speech.
The Sumter County Sheriff's Office says a mother and daughter are behind bars, accused of assaulting a student at Ebenezer Middle School.
The Sumter County Sheriff's Office says deputies are looking for a man accused of firing several shots into a moving vehicle. Investigators say multiple occupants of the vehicle were shot.
Sumter County deputies say an elderly man with Alzheimer's who went missing on Thursday afternoon has been found safe.
The Sumter Police Department says a 52-year-old man is in critical but stable condition after he was shot during an armed robbery of his home this morning.
The Sumter County Sheriff's Office says a shooting incident in Mayesville left one man dead and another injured.
