Richland County Sheriff’s Department

Guardians of the Night K-9, 5k Happening in the Midlands

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–Lace up your shoes and get ready to the hit the ground running, for a good cause. It’s time for the annual Guardians of the Night K-9, 5K. The event is hosted by the Richland County Sheriff’s Department for everyone to enjoy. Richland County Deputies will take part in the event along with their K-9 partners. All the…

Deputies Investigating Club Bliss Shooting

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– For the second time this month, deputies say a Columbia nightclub is the scene of a shooting. Richland County Deputies say at 3am Thursday a man was told he could not enter Club Bliss on Two Notch Road. Investigators say that man then pulled out a gun and began firing at the building, striking a bystander in…

Police: Suspect Wanted for Theft at Two Notch Road Craft Store

Provided RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) – Deputies with the Richland County Sheriff’s Department are looking for a suspect who they say wanted the five-finger discount. The suspect was captured on surveillance video at the Hobby Town USA located at 10120 Two Notch Road on July 24 just before 10 p.m. taking three remote controlled trucks worth $680, police say.   If you have…

Trio Sought by RCSD for Shoplifting

RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) – Deputies with the Richland County Sheriff’s Department are looking for a trio accused of shoplifting. Crystal Anderson, 28, Joshua Campbell, 23, and Rondell Nathan, 24, allegedly stole at least $4,000 worth of lawn equipment from both the Two Notch Road and Killian Road Walmart’s over the course of several days. On June 4, the trio stole four weed eaters…

Employee Arrested, Accused of Making Bomb Threats

Teyanna Johnson (ASGDC) RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) – A 20-year-old Richland County woman is behind bars after she allegedly made bomb threats at the business where she was working as a temporary employee. Teyanna Johnson was arrested Tuesday at the Computer Science Corporation located on Wilson Boulevard and is charged with making a bomb threat or conveying false information about…

Deputies: Man Shoots Son To Prevent Him From Burning House

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…