Workplace Shooting Wounds 2; 1 in Grave Condition on Life Support
Shooting
The shooter died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, the sheriff said.
Attempted Murder
April 6, 2022
Plastic Pitcher Leads Cops To Suspect Who Poured Gasoline on Woman and Set Her on Fire
South Carolina sheriff’s deputies tracked down a man who dumped a pitcher of gasoline on a woman and set her on fire by finding the store where the man bought the pitcher. Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott told reporters that Keitrick Stevenson, 41, poured the gasoline on the woman on March 21 and then chased …
Kidnapping
March 18, 2022
Quick Thinking Mom Foils Kidnapping of Her 5-Year-Old Daughter
A South Carolina mother foiled an attempted kidnapping Friday afternoon when she confronted a man who had lured her 5-year-old daughter out of a convenience store and was about to run off with her. Greenville County Sheriff’s Lt Ryan Flood said the incident took place at about 2:30 p.m. at a Spinx gas station, WYFF …
Murder
March 15, 2022
Teen Suspect in South Carolina Double Murder Caught at Orlando Resort
A 17-year-old boy has been arrested at a Florida resort for the shooting deaths of two other teens outside a South Carolina library earlier this month. The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office did not release the suspect’s name but said he would be charged as an adult, according to the Charleston Post & Courier. The boy …
Child Abuse
March 8, 2022
SC Man Charged With Child Abuse; Was Out on Bond for Previous Abuse Charge
South Carolina deputies have charged a man with inflicting great bodily injury on a child who suffered multiple severe injuries, including to the heart and rain. Chester Saylor Jr, 32, was denied bond at a court appearance on Tuesday, WCSC reported. Investigators said the injuries to the 7-year-old boy took place in December. The boy …
Weird Crime
January 9, 2022
SC Woman Takes Deputy’s Taser, Bites Paramedic’s Groin in Whacko Arrest
A South Carolina woman was arrested last week when she reportedly grabbed a deputy’s taser and bit a paramedic’s groin. But those incidents came after Gina Darlene McGehee, 63, dropped her nephew — apparently a minor — off at the Charleston County jail on December 28, saying he’d taken a cell phone from her car …
Murder
January 8, 2022
SC Woman Shoots Boyfriend Dead, Dumps Body, and Reports Him Missing: Cops
A South Carolina woman who reported her boyfriend missing before Christmas has now been charged with his murder. Taylor Wardlaw, 29, reported 26-year-old Terrell Sims missing on December 22, according to Columbia police, who described him as an “acquaintance” of Wardlaw. Sims’s sisters, however, told WLTX that their brother had been with Wardlaw for some …
Fraud
January 8, 2022
Bank CEO Fired Over Links to Murdaugh Investigation: Report
A member of another storied South Carolina family lost his job at the family business on Friday after his name surfaced in the ever-broadening investigations into the affairs of disgraced attorney Alex Murdaugh. The board of directors of Palmetto State Bank fired CEO Russell Laffitte after subopoenas from the South Carolina Supreme Court’s Office of …
Cold Cases
January 6, 2022
Arrest Made in 35-Year-Old Kidnapping, Murder of 4-Year-Old South Carolina Girl
A 61-year-old North Carolina man has been arrested and charged with the kidnapping and murder of a 4-year-old girl 35 years ago in South Carolina. The Lexington County, South Carolina, Sheriff’s Department said that Wake Forest Police had arrested Thomas McDowell at his home north of Raleigh on Thursday. Jessica “Jessie” Gutierrez was abducted from her …
Fraud
December 10, 2021
Alex Murdaugh Bond Hearing Postponed After New Indictments
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced a bevy of charges contained in seven new indictments against suspended attorney Alex Murdaugh Thursday, and sources told WCIV a bond hearing scheduled for Friday had been postponed until next week.
Fraud
December 9, 2021
On Eve of His Bond Hearing, Alex Murdaugh Indicted on 21 More Charges Related to Fraud
South Carolina grand juries have slapped seven new indictments on embattled attorney Alex Murdaugh, adding 21 more counts to the 27 he’s already facing. South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the indictments — in three counties — on Thursday, WCIV reported. The indictments include nine counts of breach of trust, seven counts of computer …
Murder
December 3, 2021
SC Mom Shoots 6-Year-Old Son With Deer Rifle ‘To Send Him to Heaven’
A police report reveals horrific details of a South Carolina mother’s shooting of her 6-year-old son after a Thanksgiving day family hunting trip. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Mary Rosborough, 31, was charged with murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime. At the time, police said the incident took place at about 6 …