Newberry County Sheriff’s Department

Deputies Search for Missing Man with Dementia

Donnie Richardson NEWBERRY , SC (WOLO)– Newberry County Sheriff’s  Deputies are asking for your help in locating a missing dementia patient last seen Saturday night just after 10pm Deputies say Donnie Richardson was last seen walking down Lake Street toward Main Street in the Silverstreet community of Newberry County 10pm Saturday when he left his home after his family went to…

Newberry County manhunt for robbery suspect

Columbia, SC ( WOLO ) – – Deputies and SLED agents with bloodhounds and helicopter were searching a wooded area at the intersection of SC 34/I26 for an armed robbery suspect Saturday, said Newberry County Officials. The search is a result of an early morning robbery at the BP on SC 34. Newberry Deputies say the suspect described as a…

WATCH: Newberry Co. Schools Superintendent Killed in Deputy-Involved Collision

NEWBERRY, S.C. (WOLO) – The superintendent of the Newberry County School District was killed in a collision involving a sheriff’s deputy Saturday night in front of Newberry High School. The Newberry County coroner said that 56-year-old Bennie Bennett was killed. Bennett, from Prosperity, served as superintendent for a decade. He leaves behind a wife and two children. The South Carolina…

Victim Found Along US 176 Identified

NEWBERRY COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) — Several agencies are continuing their investigation into the death of a man whose body was found on the side of US 176 near Molly’s Rock Road early Monday morning. Investigators from the Newberry County Sheriff’s Office, Whitmire Police Department and SLED are leading the investigation into why 62-year-old Jesse Sanders was shot to death. The Newberry…