An officer in South Carolina was reportedly arrested in a sex sting operation that was carried out by his own police department, officials announced this week. According to NBC News, Derek Vandenham, 34, was immediately fired from the Richland County Sheriff’s Department following his arrest on Tuesday. Vandenham, a deputy who had been with the …
Officials in South Carolina have dropped misdemeanor cocaine charges against Georgia Southern starting quarterback Shai Werts after the substance found on the hood of his car was determined to be bird poop. According to WTOC, the Saluda County Sheriff’s Office released bodycam footage of Werts’ July 31 arrest on Friday, a day after releasing dashcam …
Authorities in South Carolina have asked for the public’s help in locating a teen who they said was last seen on Friday. The New Ellenton Police Department said in a Facebook post said Madison Chelsea Ann Martin was last seen at 6 p.m. at her home on Hillcrest Drive in New Ellenton. Additional details regarding …
Authorities in South Carolina say an off-duty sheriff’s deputy was arrested earlier this week on suspicion of driving his personal vehicle while under the influence. According to WPDE, Richard Powell has been placed on administrative leave from his position with the Charleston County Sheriff’s Office. He had reportedly been an employed by the law-enforcement agency …
A South Carolina family reportedly has a deputy to thank for turning a traffic stop into a rescue operation. According to Fox News, Berkeley County Sheriff’s Deputy W. Kimbro received a commendation called the “Life-Saving Medal” for restoring a newborn baby’s breathing after determining that she had been choking inside the vehicle. The ordeal played …
Authorities in South Carolina say a toddler is dead after retrieving a firearm from his grandmother’s pocketbook and firing it at his own head. According to ABC News, 2-year-old Kayden Stuber was at a home in Greenville County where his grandmother and aunt were babysitting while his parents worked. A spokesperson from the county coroner’s …
A South Carolina man has been sentenced to death after his recent conviction on charges related to the murder of his five children. According to the BBC, a Lexington County jury handed down the sentence against 37-year-old Tim Jones Jr. following arguments by prosecutors against a life sentence, which they said would amount to sending …
‘Though I hear what my kids went through and what they endured—though as a mother, if I could personally rip his face off, I would’
Timothy Jones Jr. faces the death penalty in light of Tuesday’s verdict
A Maryland boy who died Wednesday in South Carolina after reportedly locking himself in a hot car succumbed to complications of probable hyperthermia, officials confirmed Friday. Richland County Coroner Gary Watts said Zion Akinrefon had wandered back into the family car after he and his relatives had gotten out. His mother discovered him unresponsive in …
On Friday, a jury convicted a Tennessee man of all charges for his role in a 2017 church shooting which killed one woman and injured seven others. Emanuel Kidega Samson, 27, was found guilty for the first-degree murder of Melanie Crow, 38, who he shot in the face and back as she walked through Burnette …
Authorities in South Carolina say an elderly man was shot during a drive-by shooting outside of his home late Friday morning. According to WSPA, the 67-year-old victim was inside of a home in the 100 block of Pennell Street in Greenville shortly after 11 a.m. when multiple shots rang out. His home reportedly showed evidence …
