Investigators say the charges stem from two separate incidents that recently occurred at the En Market on Columbia Road.
The four accused had all pleaded not guilty.
The Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office says they arrested a woman and charged her with conspiracy after an investigation revealed that she had a plot to kill a 17-year-old boy in March.
According to acting United States Attorney for the District of South Carolina M. Rhett DeHart, three former deputies with the Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office were sentenced for conspiring with individuals they believed to be members of a Mexican drug cartel.
The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department says a Columbia man and woman have been arrested after they were accused of conspiring to steal guns while working at a company that ships firearms.
The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office says they arrested a man who took scrap metal from a business and sold it to another business for personal profit.
According to U.S. Attorney Peter M. McCoy Jr., two individuals have been charged in federal court for conspiring to steal personal protective equipment from the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Charleston. Authorities say Frank Smail, Jr., 49, and Mike Pellegrini, 58, who both worked at the FLETC, have been charged in the conspiracy. Authorities say Smail also faces charges of PPE theft, obstruction of justice, and lying to federal agents.
