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SLED says intoxicated man shot officer and bit another in downtown Greenville
2+ hour, 17+ min ago (327+ words) The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division has released new information after an officer was shot and another was injured in downtown Greenville on Monday, April 13. According to SLED, the Greenville Police Department responded to a call at a restaurant on…...
Coroner identifies dead inmate after Taser incident at Upstate jail
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (228+ words) The Spartanburg County Coroner's Office identified the inmate as 37-year-old Paul Andrew Lockett from Spartanburg. We're told he was pronounced dead just before 1pm Friday. An autopsy is scheduled for Saturday. SLED, the Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office, and the Spartanburg County…...
SC man faces death penalty for executing EMS worker, DOJ says
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (312+ words) Authorities say they are seeking the death penalty for a South Carolina man accused of kidnapping, carjacking and executing an EMS worker and then fleeing to New Mexico. (Video above is previous coverage of this story) The U. S. Attorney's Office for…...
Convicted sex offender and woman charged with child sex crimes, officials say
20+ hour, 20+ min ago (251+ words) South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of two people in unrelated cases on a total of nine charges connected to the sexual exploitation of minors. Wilson said 70-year-old Bazle Kenneth Hutto of Lexington and 25-year-old Dalana Inez…...
Man dies after being shot in Greer, police say
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (66+ words) A man has died after being shot in Greer, South Carolina, on Tuesday. The Greer Police Department said at 8: 20 p. m. they were called to Seaboard Drive and found Ishear Tylik Warren had been shot. They said Warren died at the hospital....
Suspect in armed robbery at Upstate Dollar General arrested in Georgia
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (175+ words) An armed robbery suspect accused of holding up a Dollar General in Anderson County, South Carolina, was later arrested in Georgia after deputies say he fled in a stolen car. The Anderson County Sheriff's Office said the robbery happened at…...
Greenville officer shot, another injured in downtown Greenville; suspect in custody
1+ day, 11+ min ago (111+ words) One officer was shot and another injured in downtown Greenville on Monday afternoon. Greenville police said officers responded to an assault on North Main Street near 233 N. Main St. just before 12: 30 p. m. They said during the incident, one officer was shot and…...
Search underway after armed robbery at Upstate Dollar General store, deputies say
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (78+ words) A search is underway for the person who deputies say robbed a Dollar General in Anderson County on Monday morning. The armed robbery happened at the store on Highway 76. The Anderson County Sheriff's Office set up a perimeter and used…...
Police chase ends with arrest of wanted fugitive, deputies say
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (146+ words) A vehicle pursuit in Cherokee, North Carolina, ended with a wanted fugitive being arrested on Saturday. On April 11, a narcotics agent with the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office began a chase with a car that was driven by Patrick James Sizemore,…...
Man who fled from police and assaulted an officer faces 13 charges, officers say
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (118+ words) The Mauldin Police Department says a man is facing 13 charges after running from the police and assaulting an officer. Officers say it started around 11: 30 a. m. on South Main Street, when they identified a stolen license plate on a vehicle. They attempted…...