COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Richland County sheriff’s deputies say a man shot and wounded his son to prevent him from burning himself and a home in Columbia. 31-year-old Felton Wayne Swindler allegedly doused himself with gasoline and tried to set himself and the house on fire Tuesday morning. Sheriff’s spokeswoman Brittany Scott says Swindler’s father shot him to prevent the…
Timothy Napoleon RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) – Deputies with the Richland County Sheriff’s Department are looking for a suspect who allegedly robbed an employee at the Bluff Road Waffle House at gunpoint. 21-year-old Timothy Napoleon is accused of going to the eatery on May 30, where he then demanded money from the victim and fled with $300. Officials say no one…
RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) – An evening of playing video games turned violent Thursday evening, police say. Authorities with the Richland County Sheriff’s Department say deputies responded to Highgate Circle around 11 p.m. where a victim suffering from non life-threatening injuries. The suspect was allegedly playing XBOX with the victim before attacking the victim, stealing cash and the game system. The victim…
Marino McGloster RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) – A 45-year-old man is wanted by deputies with the Richland County Sheriff’s Department for breach of trust. Marino McGloster is accused of taking money that was supposed to be used towards the purchase of a playground system while he was employed at Rainbow Play Systems and instead used the money for his personal use….
RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (PRESS RELEASE) – Sheriff Leon Lott said education is a huge key in reducing and preventing crime and plays a big role in being proactive. In a release, Lott provided tips designed to assist in ensuring motorist’s safety as well as the safety of deputies: The Sheriff stated that there are a lot of misconceptions about seeing lights and…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO/PRESS RELEASE) Columbia Police Skip Holbrook and Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott released a statement following the shooting death of five police officers in Dallas on Thursday. Read their full statement: As we are all too aware, tragic events around the country have exposed fractures in the public’s trust of police. Again, in recent days, we have…
John Richmond RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) – A 45-year-old man is wanted by the Richland County Sheriff’s Department for allegedly breaking into a locked shed, stealing a flat screen television. On Thursday, June 2, John Richmond went to 5 Sherry Court a gained entry to victim’s shed by breaking the front window causing approximately $160 in damages to the property, authorities say….
Provided RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) – A 80-year-old victim was scammed of $10,000 last month, according to the Richland County Sheriff’s Department. On June 23, the suspects initially approached the victim at Two Notch Road Walmart and convinced the victim to take them to her bank to withdraw the cash, authorities say. The suspects went with the victim to the National…
RCSD RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) – A man went to the Killian Road Walmart looking for the five-finger discount authorities say. Just after 3 a.m. on Wednesday, June 29, the suspect allegedly stole a laptop and a flat screen television valued at over $1,000. The suspect is in his late to 40’s early 50’s and was seen on surveillance video wearing a white…
RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) – Deputies with the Richland County Sheriff’s Department are looking for a 28-year-old man wanted for forgery. On Friday, June 3, in the 21oo block of Woodfield Drive, Kevin Ray allegedly stole a check from the 91 year-old victim’s checkbook. According to authorities, Ray then forged his name to the check for $800 and attempted to cash it…
