Sumter County Sheriff Dennis says there has been an officer involved shooting.
SUMTER, SC (WOLO)–Sumter Deputies are searching for a man accused of failing to return a car after a test drive. Deputies say 45 year old Eugene Nedd is wanted for failing to return a vehicle he was authorized to take for a test drive on October 18. Deputies say Nedd failed to return a 2019 Jeep Grand Cherokee to a…
UPDATE: The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office says Ja’Asia Chandler was found and is safe.
The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office says they are partnering with the Lee County and Florence County Sheriff’s Departments to investigate a deadly shooting that took place at a hotel on the 10000 block of Lynches River Road on October 16.
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–A local organization is raising money to support the wife and son of a fallen Sumter County Deputy. Serve and Connect had raised more than $35,000 as of Friday morning to help the family of Corporal Andrew Gillette. Gillette was shot and killed in the line of duty Tuesday morning. Corporal Gillette will be laid to rest Sunday. …
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–A deadly officer involved shooting in Sumter county has left both the suspect and a deputy dead, say officials. The Sumter County Sheriff says Corporal Andrew Gillette died after being shot in the chest around 11:30 Tuesday morning. Sheriff Anthony Dennis says the suspect was fatally wounded. According to the Sumter County Coroner’s Office, 56 year old Terry…
SUMTER, SC (WOLO)– A Sumter Couple is behind bars accused of abusing their three month old. Both 22 year old Phillip Andrew Grate and 17 year old Ashlin Caples, the parents of the child, face an unlawful neglect of child charge. The Sheriff’s office tells ABC Columbia News that the three month old had two fractured leg bones and fractured ribs….
SUMTER, SC (WOLO)– A Sumter woman is accused of unlawful neglect of a child. Sumter deputies say the Sumter woman and her children tested positive for drugs. Investigators say Megan Watford’s children, ages 2 and 7, both tested positive for meth and amphetamines. She is charged with two counts of unlawful neglect of a child. Categories: Local News, News Tags: Sumter…
Deputies with the Sumter County Sheriff’s Department are searching for two men who allegedly broke into a gun shop early Friday morning stealing several guns valued at $20,000.
Steve Johnson SUMTER COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) – A man is charged with unlawful neglect of a child or helpless person after allegedly scolding a toddler with hot water. Steve Johnson, 24, allegedly used scalding hot water from a shower wand to disciple the victim after the child defecated in his pants and in the shower, officials say. Officials say Johnson is the…
