“We can put up metal detectors and create all kinds of policies and procedures. At the end of the day, if it is just us involved in that effort, we won’t be successful.”
South Carolina Highway Patrol says one individual died during a single vehicle collision that took place Friday morning on U.S. 76 in Sumter County.
Sumter County is hosting a vaccine clinic for veterans this week. While the event is focused on vaccinating veterans, the public is welcome to come out and get vaccinated Monday-Friday from 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Sumter County Civic Center.
Sumter County deputies say a man was fatally shot at a home on Nicole Lane on October 1, 2020.
SUMTER, SC (WOLO)– Sumter County Council declared a State of Emergency on Wednesday. According to officials, Sumter County Council held an Emergency Meeting to discuss an Emergency Ordinance regarding the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) and its impact on Sumter County. County Council voted unanimously to approve the ordinance, which officials say authorizes Sumter County Administrator Gary Mixon to take any necessary actions…
SUMTER, S.C. (WOLO) — Back when he first became a Pastor at Jehovah Missionary Baptist Church in Sumter, Marian Newton remembers Sumter being a different town. “30 years ago, you had no fear of walking down the streets, going downtown, stuff like that,” Newton said. Ever since New Year’s Day 23-year-old Montrell Epps and 17-year-old Antwan Dukes lost their lives…
SUMTER COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) –Sumter County deputies are searching for a suspect involved in the death investigation of a 23-year-old whose body was found on New Year’s Day. Deputies say Deontae Jackson, 20, will be charged with murder of Montrell Epps once he is taken into custody. Deputies believe Jackson to be armed and dangerous. With two homicide victims already…
SUMTER COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) –The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a homicide after deputies discovered a 23-year-old’s body Wednesday morning. A deputy found the body of Montrel Epps, 23, off McCray’s Mill Road at 4:30 Wednesday morning while performing a property check. Epps’s car had been found in the area, leading them to begin their search. An autopsy…
SUMTER, S.C. (WOLO) –Daunte Johnson, the suspect in the murders of a Sumter five-year-old and her mother, made an appearance in a Sumter County court Thursday morning. For the second time in eight weeks, Johnson faced the family of Nevaeh Adams, 5, and Sharee Bradley, 29. Bradley was found dead in her Sumter apartment on August 5, while the body…
Sumter, SC (WOLO) — The Sumter County Coroner has identified the victim of a deadly single car crash as 63 year old Carl Sellers. Baker says the deadly accident took place just after 1PM Tuesday afternoon. County Coroner Robert Baker performed an autopsy Wednesday May 29th, 2019 at The Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston and determined Sellers died…
