PAY INCREASE: Gov. McMaster proposes raises for state law enforcement officers
“We extensively and comprehensively measured the pay of our officers and found in many cases that it was inadequate,” McMaster said.
LEXINGTON, S.C. (WOLO) – SLED is investigating an incident that involved a barricaded subject in Lexington County. According to SLED officers attempted to negotiate with the subject for over 24 hours, from Saturday afternoon into Sunday afternoon. Once Lexington Police Department’s Emergency Services Team made entry into the residence they found the subject deceased. SLED says it has no information…
“We extensively and comprehensively measured the pay of our officers and found in many cases that it was inadequate,” McMaster said.
A South Carolina DMV employee is behind bars for accepting bribes, according to SLED.
South Carolina state police are investigating a police shooting that led to the death of one man in Anderson County this week.
SLED agents say they arrested a man in connection with the death of a three-month-old child.
Freddie Pough, who resigned under pressure as head of South Carolina’s Office of Juvenile Justice, is returning to state police.
says a Lexington County man is accused of kidnapping, robbing and attempting to sexually assault a woman in her home.
SLED says Alex Murdaugh has been charged with two felony counts of obtaining property by false pretenses. Authorities say the charges come in connection with SLED’s investigation into misappropriated settlement funds from the death of the family’s former housekeeper, Gloria Satterfield.
There is a GoFundMe set up for a young man who’s death has been brought up in the Murdaugh investigation. The fundraiser is to help the family of Stephen Smith afford a headstone for his grave.
Timeline of events in the Murdaugh family mystery