According to SLED, a 33-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a 2020 arson investigation where a Town of Pine Ridge police car was set on fire.
Law enforcement is asking for the public’s help identifying an individual who set a police car on fire in 2020.
The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department says an Orangeburg County man is accused of using a water bottle filled with gasoline to to start a house fire on Saturday.
According to officials, a Columbia man was convicted of the burglary and arson of business in Lexington County which resulted in the death of a family dog.
The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department says a West Columbia man is accused of shooting a man to death and setting fire to his camper.
The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office says a woman was charged with arson after she caused over $5,000 worth of damage to a residential property she lives at.
Sumter County deputies say a teenager is facing an arson charge after setting a fire in a home on the 2500 block of Old Manning Road last month.
According to Acting U.S. Attorney M. Rhett DeHart, a jury in Columbia returned a multi-count federal indictment in connection with fires that damaged Bishopville City Hall and Post Office. Authorities say 61-year-old Jeffrey Albert Scott is accused of setting fire to Bishopville’s Post Office and City Hall in October 2020.
The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department says a man arrested for setting two building fires in March is facing additional arson charges for three 2020 fires.
A man convicted of setting a woman on fire has been sentenced to 70 years in prison. According to the 11th Circuit Solitictor’s Office, Robert Green was sentenced for the incident that took place in Cayce in 2019.
