Chester County

19-Year-Old Man gets 45 Years in Chester Slaying

CHESTER, S.C. (AP) _ The attorney for a Chester man who was sentenced to 45 years in prison for a shooting death two years ago says he will appeal the sentence as too harsh. The Herald of Rock Hill reports that 19-year-old Robert Isaiah Graham was sentenced Monday. Graham pleaded guilty to murder last year in the death of 16-year-old…

SCHP Search for Commerical Vehicle Involved in Fatal I-77 Accident

CHESTER COUNTY, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Highway Patrol is looking for a heavy truck thought to have been involved in a hit-and-run accident on Interstate 77 that killed one man and injured another. Lance Cpl. Gary Miller tells local media outlets that the incident happened about 3:45 a.m. Monday near Richburg in Chester County. Authorities say a tractor-trailer…

Officials: Chester Teacher Finds Gun in Student’s Wheelchair

CHESTER, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say an elementary school teacher found a gun in a student’s wheelchair in a Chester classroom. According to news outlets, a report from the Chester County Sheriff’s Office says a teacher at Chester Park Elementary School of Inquiry realized that a student in a wheelchair was sitting on a gun Thursday. The teacher lifted the…