A former officer with the Orangeburg Department of Public Safety has been charged in connection with a use of force investigation last week.
The the mistaken rideshare murder trial continued Friday. Testimony included crime scene experts testifying about the finger and footprints found on the inside of Nathaniel Rowland’s car.
In the trial of Nathaniel Rowland Friday, the court heard testimony that showed where both the suspect and victim’s cellphones were being traced when Samantha Josephson was picked up. Based on the testimony of a former SLED employee, it appears that their cell phones were being traced in the same place at the same time.
On Thursday, the trial of Nathaniel Rowland continued with testimony from several investigators. The court heard from a SLED forensic scientist who testified about evidence, including shoes and clothing.
SLED released redacted versions of the 911 calls from when Alex Murdaugh discovered the bodies of his wife and son in a home on their hunting property in Colleton County.
Agents with SLED and deputies are on the scene of a standoff on Highway 151 in the McBee community, according to Chesterfield County Sheriff James “JD” Dixon.
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division has opened an investigation into a 19-year-old’s 2015 death based on information gathered during the course of the Murdaugh murder case.
On Wednesday afternoon, SLED announced that they set up a tip line for information about the double murder of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh. Maggie was Paul’s mother and the wife of prominent Lowcountry attorney Alex Murdaugh.
Authorities say a mother and son from a prominent South Carolina legal family have been shot and killed on their family’s land. Deputies say they found the two victims dead on the family’s property near Islandton on Monday night.
Violent crime is rising at an alarming rate in South Carolina. This afternoon, SLED released its preliminary crime statistics report for 2020.
