Have you ever tried to get someone help who you knew suffered from mental health issues or addictions? Well it seems in the State of South Carolina that help is held up by red tape. The process is going to your local mental health department and filling out […]
Governor Henry McMaster today announced that Freddie Pough, who served as director of the S.C. Department of Juvenile Justice (SCDJJ) for over five years, has resigned from his position. To view a copy of Mr. Pough’s letter of resignation, click here. “I’m grateful for Mr. Pough’s five years of […]
Attorney General Alan Wilson and 23 other attorneys general (AGs) sent a letter to President Biden today, warning that litigation will follow the implementation of the proposed mandate on private sector employees to either get a COVID-19 shot, submit to weekly testing, or be fired. The coalition of […]
Agents of the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division Thursday arrested Richard Alexander “Alex” Murdaugh, 53, in connection to the shooting incident on Sept. 4 in which he conspired with Curtis Edward Smith to assist him in committing suicide for the explicit purpose of allowing a beneficiary to collect […]
An Aiken County man is going to prison for 20 years for sex crimes against children. Joshua Armentrout pleaded guilty today to one count of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor Second Degree and one count of Criminal Sexual Conduct with a Minor Third Degree in Aiken County before […]
Agents of the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division Saturday arrested a former deputy with the Barnwell County Sheriff’s Office in connection with reported domestic incidents that occurred between March 2020 and July 2021 in Barnwell County. Ian Seaborne Warren, 25, was charged with second-degree domestic violence. The request […]
Agents of the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division Tuesday arrested a Colleton County man in connection with the shooting incident involving Alex Murdaugh on Sept. 4 in Hampton County. Curtis Edward Smith, 61, was charged with assisted suicide, assault and battery of a high aggravated nature, pointing and […]
In early 2020 Gwendolyn Singletary, the Executive Director of the Wiley Kennedy Foundation requested assistance from the Richland County Sheriff’s Department in dealing with the Obama Mart, 5831 North Main Street, a nuisance business. A coalition of neighborhood leaders, the Richland County Sheriff’s Department, local churches, county and […]
More than a dozen law enforcement agencies have worked together on a month-long operation targeting adults accused of contacting children online for sexual activity. Seventeen men have been arrested as part of the operation. Another man is wanted on charges stemming from messages exchanged with law enforcement officers […]
Agents of the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division Friday arrested a former Detention Deputy with the Sheriff Al Cannon Detention Center for injuring two individuals in two separate incidents. Aaron Turner Renaud, 38, was charged with two counts of second-degree assault and battery. The request for the SLED […]
