The number of murders by gunfire in Richland County doubled in 2021 from the year before but of those killings all 32 have been solved, Sheriff Leon Lott announced during a press conference today. These numbers reflect the rise in gun violence that we have seen in Richland […]
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that his office’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (SCMFCU) has arrested Sidney Lawrence Durham, 42 years old, of Irmo, SC, for Financial Transaction Card Fraud (value over $500 in a six-month period) and Exploitation of a Vulnerable Adult, which constitute a violation […]
HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION – HORSEHEAD LN, LUGOFF At approximately 8:20pm (12/25/21), your KCSO deputies responded to a shooting incident on Horsehead Lane in Lugoff. One victim died at the scene from a gunshot wound. At this time, we believe the suspects are two black males who left the area […]
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Christina Lucille-Kathleen Brown, 34, of Florence, S.C., on six charges connected to the sexual exploitation of a minor. Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force investigators with the Attorney General’s Office made the arrest. Investigators with the Darlington […]
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Robert Edward Strasner, 31, of Myrtle Beach, S.C., on 15 charges connected to the sexual exploitation of minors. Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force investigators with the Horry County Sheriff’s Office made the arrest. Investigators with the […]
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of William Lloyd Hepburn, 21, of Charleston, S.C., on seven charges connected to the sexual exploitation of a minor. Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force investigators with the Charleston County Sheriff’s Office made the arrest. Investigators with the […]
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Ajshoni Jamison, 22, of Columbia, S.C., on 15 charges connected to the sexual exploitation of a minor. Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force investigators with the Lexington County Sheriff’s Office made the arrest. Investigators with the Attorney […]
Attorney General Alan Wilson announced today that a Marlboro County grand jury has indicted Marlboro County Sheriff Charles Lemon and former Deputy David Andrew Cook. Both are charged with Assault and Battery of a High and Aggravated Nature and Misconduct in Office (Common Law). The indictments allege that […]
Agents of the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division arrested former Camden Police Department Officer Jaczuile Pegues on Monday and charged him with Misconduct in Office. The request for the SLED investigation was made by the 5th Circuit Solicitor’s Office. Pegues was booked into the Kershaw County Detention Center […]
Agents of the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division arrested a former officer with the York Police Department on Thursday for Shoplifting at least nine times while on duty as a York Police Officer. Kashin Mcelveen, 31, was charged with Misconduct in Office and Shoplifting. The request for the […]
