The State Law Enforcement Division has opened an investigation, after a deputy-involved deadly shooting Sunday night during a DWI stop in Greenville County.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – A new law requires every police officer in South Carolina to be trained in recognizing mental illness and de-escalating confrontations with people who are manic, not malicious. State Law Enforcement Division Chief Mark Keel says officers increasingly encounter people with mental health issues and need to be able to “see it for what it is.” The…
NEWBERRY, SC (WOLO)–The South Carolina Law Enforcement division is investigating a shooting of an armed man by two police officers in Newberry. State Law Enforcement spokesman Thom Berry says the two Newberry Officers heard gunshots and found a man on a nearby street. Berry says the initial reports showed the man fired at the officers, the officers then returned fire….
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – The road to legalizing medical marijuana in South Carolina stops abruptly at the doorstep of law enforcement in the state. S.C. Law Enforcement Division (SLED) Chief Mark Keel has been a steadfast opponent to the idea. “This is still a federally prohibited schedule one controlled substance,” Keel said, “it’s an illegal drug.” 28 states and the…
The case against a Richland County Sheriff’s Department captain accused of removing campaign signs, has been closed.
Mark Sandford, SLED
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) – The State Law Enforcement Division is investigating after an Orangeburg County sheriff’s deputy was fired after a woman said he forced her to perform a sex act. Sheriff Leroy Ravenell released a statement to media outlets Sunday saying the deputy was fired June 13 when the allegation came to his attention. SLED spokesman Thom Berry confirms…
FAIRFIELD COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) — A South Carolina inmate has been charged with threatening a judge and deputy sheriff following an incident that occurred in September 2015. 30-year-old Marvin Workman, was charged with two counts of Threatening Life, Person or Family of a Public Employee. Records indicate that Workman threatened to kill Judge Brian McDowell Gibbons and Deputy Oren Gadson during…
HARDEEVILLE, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina state police say a Georgia couple stole nearly $2 million from a car dealership in Hardeeville. Arrest warrants from the State Law Enforcement Division say 54-year-old Deanne Ogden and her 56-year-old husband David stole the money for seven years from O.C. Welch Ford Lincoln. Police say Deanne Ogden was the assistant comptroller for the…
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — State police have arrested a man after they say he posted a video on Facebook threatening to shoot and kill police chiefs of Charleston and North Charleston. The State Law Enforcement Division charged 41-year-old Byron Long on Thursday with two counts of threatening a public official. A sworn statement from a SLED agent said Long…
