Pair charged with aiding driver in fatal Elgin accident

Two men face charges in connection with aiding a driver in the March 1 hit-and-run death of an Elgin man, the S.C. Highway Patrol reported Saturday.

Fabian Rosales, 24, of Elgin and Jesus Cabal, 26, of Columbia both are charged with accessory after the fact for helping destroy the car that hit the victim, troopers said.

Joselyn Bonilla, 21, of Columbia was charged earlier with leaving the scene of an accident involving a death and not having a driver’s license, troopers said.

Bonilla’s vehicle is alleged to have struck and killed Derk Maricle , 50, as he walked on Blaney Road near Elgin.

Read more here: http://www.thestate.com/2013/05/18/2777480/pair-charged-with-aiding-driver.html#storylink=cpy

KERSHAW COUNTY, SC: Pair charged with aiding driver in fatal Elgin accident | Crime | The State

Deputies discover meth lab in outbuilding

Edward Conant

Source: Kershaw County Detention Center

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Two Kershaw County men are facing charges after deputies discovered a methamphetamine lab in an outbuilding in Lugoff.
Kershaw County Sheriff’s Office narcotics investigators arrested 40-year-old Edward Conant and 24-year-old Kenneth Miller after officers discovered a quantity of methamphetamine and a fully assembled methamphetamine lab in an outbuilding at 247 Cricket Hill Dr. in Lugoff, SC.
The report said for about a week Kershaw County narcotics investigators had been looking into the possibility that Conant and Miller were making methamphetamine at the Cricket Hill residence. 
During the course of their investigation they also determined that Miller was wanted on an outstanding bench warrant for failure to appear on a DUS charge.
According to Sheriff Jim Matthews, on Monday investigators initiated surveillance on the residence anticipating that Conant and Miller were preparing to cook methamphetamine.
As investigators approached an outbuilding near the home, they encountered Miller and Conant who had been assembling the meth lab.
Conant gave officers permission to search the building, although the lab was in an open area and in plain view, Matthews added.
Deputies discovered the lab that had already been set up. They also found empty blister packs that had contained pseudoephedrine they had purchased from a local pharmacy, the report stated. The pseudoephedrine tablets had been removed and crushed in preparation for the manufacturing process. 
Deputies say they also seized two firearms.
Matthew says Conant has previous arrests dating back to 1996. He has previously been arrested for DUS, fraudulent checks, marijuana possession and disorderly conduct. 

Miller’s arrest record dates back to 2005 with arrests for vandalism, marijuana possession, traffic offenses, burglary, larceny, criminal domestic violence, weapons violations, trespassing, disorderly conduct and contempt of court.
Miller and Conant are both being charged with possession of methamphetamine and manufacturing methamphetamine.
Conant is also being charged with simple possession of marijuana. 
Both men were transported to the Kershaw County Detention Center and are awaiting a bond hearing.

Crime Stopper tip leads to arrest in fatal Kershaw Co. hit-and-run

A tip that came in on the Crime Stoppers hot line has led to an arrest in the March 1 running down and killing of an Elgin man, the SC Highway Patrol announced Tuesday.
The patrol charged Joselyn Bonilla, 21, Columbia, with leaving the scene of an accident involving a death and not having a driver’s license, Lance Cpl. Brent Kelly said.
Bonilla’s vehicle, a 1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse, is alleged to have struck and killed Derk Lawrence Maricle, 50, as he walked north on Blaney Road about 3 a.m. . Blaney Road is a two-lane road about two miles west of Elgin.
Officers reconstructing the death scene at the time Maricle’s body was found theorized the vehicle that struck him also was traveling north. At the time, they said that vehicle should have damage to its front, undercarriage and wheel well.
The suspect offered no resistance when taken into custody at her Columbia residence, Kelly said.
Bonilla is now in the Kershaw County jail.

Read more here: http://www.thestate.com/2013/05/14/2770631/crime-stopper-tip-leads-to-arrest.html#storylink=cpy

KERSHAW COUNTY, SC: Crime Stopper tip leads to arrest in fatal Kershaw Co. hit-and-run | Crime | The State

Coroner: Body of man killed in accident located two days later

A Kershaw County man was killed two days ago in a car accident, but his truck wasn't found until Monday morning, according to the Kershaw County Coroner's Office.

Coroner Johnny Fellers says 32-year-old Timothy Scott Collins was killed some time between 1:00 a.m. and 2:00 a.m. Saturday when his truck ran off Mill Creek Road, hit a tree, and caught fire.
Investigators originally believed the accident happened around 10 a.m. Monday.
The South Carolina Highway Patrol says Collins was not wearing a seat belt and was partially ejected from the car.
Fellers says family members began searching for Collins when he didn't show up for work Monday morning.


Coroner: Body of man killed in accident located two days later - wistv.com - Columbia, South Carolina |

Motorcyclist fleeing deputies dies Sunday in Kershaw crash

A motorcyclist fleeing Kershaw County deputies at speeds of more than 100 mph died in a crash south of Camden early Sunday morning.

Kershaw County coroner Johnny Fellers identified the man as Boyd Outlaw, 41, of Pine Grove Road in the Camden area.

"He was doing triple digits when the accident happened," Fellers said. "I don't know why he would want to run from the police that much."

Outlaw was not wearing a helmet when his 2006 Suzuki motorcycle struck a concrete island in the middle of U.S. 1 at the Springdale Road intersection near the Springdale Plaza shopping center, according to the S.C. Highway Patrol.

The incident happened about 3 a.m.

Kershaw Sheriff Jim Matthews said early Sunday morning he is still gathering details and would likely release more information later today.

Fellers said he will order toxicology tests on Outlaw's body to see about any influence of drugs

KERSHAW COUNTY: Motorcyclist fleeing deputies dies Sunday in Kershaw crash | Local News | The State

Kershaw County Home Invasion Suspect Found After 2 Years

Fredrick Beaufort (Kershaw County Detention Center)

Kershaw County, SC (WLTX) - Kershaw County deputies  arrested a man they say took part in a home invasion nearly two years ago.
Officers have taken 39-year-old Fredrick Beaufort into custody.
According to deputies, Beaufort and two other men broke into a home in East Camden back in August of 2011. During the crime, one of the suspects pistol-whipped a male victim while another suspect fondled a female inside the home.
Two suspects had previously been arrested in the crime, but Beaufort is believed to have fled the state.
Officers say on Saturday, however, they got a tip that Beaufort was at club in East Camden called Pazazz. Officers arrested him without incident.
Beaufort is facing burglary, criminal conspiracy, armed robbery and two kidnapping charges.

Home Invasion Suspect Found After 2 Years | wltx.com

Kershaw county missing teen has been found

KERSHAW COUNTY, SC (WIS) - Kershaw County Sheriff's Deputies say a teen who was reported missing by her mother Saturday was found safe in Texas.

15-year-old Kerrigan Parker was last seen at 11 p.m. Friday night at her home in Lugoff.  Deputies say she was located in Bexar County, Texas Sunday.
Investigators say a teen from Texas whom Parker had been communicating with online went to Lugoff to pick her up and the two drove back to Texas.
Deputies expect to release more information as their investigation continues.

Deputies ask for help locating missing teen - wistv.com - Columbia, South Carolina |

Kershaw Deputies Searching for Missing Teen

Kershaw County, SC (WLTX) - Kershaw County deputies need your help finding a missing 15-year-old girl. Her name is Kerrigan Parker. Her mom says she was last seen Friday night at 11 at their home on Porter Cross road in Lugoff. Her mother told investigators that when she went to work at 8:30 Saturday morning she assumed Kerrigan was in her room. When she called home to check on her around lunchtime, her other daughter said Kerrigan was not in her room and her bedroom window was open. On the outside of the window was a ring box with a diamond ring inside and the words "timo Matt" written on it. Investigators say Mrs. Parker learned from one of Kerrigan's friends that she had been talking to a boy from New York. If you know where Kerrigan Parker is call Crimestoppers at 1-888-CRIME-SC.  Kershaw Deputies Searching for Missing Teen | wltx.com

North Augusta carjacking, assault reported of Elgin man

North Augusta police are investigating a Tuesday morning carjacking and assault.
According a press statement, Public Safety officers responded to the AutoZone in Breckinridge Plaza about 9:20 a.m.
They found John Hartley, 49, of Elgin, S.C., who said he was in the parking lot of the business when an unidentified black man approached and asked for a cigarette.
Hartley said the man then struck him in the head and attempted to cut him with a sharp object, possibly a knife. He then drove off in Hartley’s black 2006 Suzuki Forenza. The victim was taken to Aiken Regiona Hospital for treatment for injuries not believed to be life-threatening.
The incident is under investigation by North Augusta Department of Public Safety.

North Augusta carjacking, assault reported | The Augusta Chronicle

Lugoff man accused of sexually abusing girl, 15

LUGOFF, SC — A Lugoff man accused of sexually abusing a 15-year-old girl has been arrested.
Jonathan Wade Ray, 35, is charged with second-degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor, according to Kershaw County Sheriff Jim Matthews. His arrest comes after the victim’s mother told investigators at the Kershaw County Sheriff’s Office that the man had entered a sexual relationship with her daughter.
A forensic investigator interviewed both Ray and the 15-year-old and arrested the man based on statements from both.
Ray is being held at the Kershaw County Detention Center on the charge. If convicted, he could face up to 20 years in prison. A second adult who knew about the relationship could also face charges.

 LUGOFF, SC: Lugoff man accused of sexually abusing girl, 15 | Crime | The State

2 arrested in connection with Poplar Bluff shooting

  James Dorris (Source: Poplar Bluff PD)

Heather Dorris (Source: Poplar Bluff PD)

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POPLAR BLUFF, MO (KFVS) - Poplar Bluff Police have arrested two people in connection with a shooting late Sunday afternoon.
James A. Dorris, 37, from Lugoff, S.C., was charged with first degree assault (3 counts), armed criminal action and endangering the welfare of a child.
Heather Dorris, 36, also from Lugoff, was charged with endangering the welfare of a child.
According to Poplar Bluff police, the two traveled through Poplar Bluff from South Carolina on their way to Bunker, Mo. They were found and arrested in Bunker, Mo.
Police say after the broadcast of surveillance images of the suspect, they received several calls with information which helped identify the people traveling with the suspect; and eventually the suspect himself.
Police searched for a man and three others reportedly involved in a shooting in Poplar Bluff late Sunday afternoon.
The Poplar Bluff Police Department responded to the area of Business Highway 60 and Business Highway 67 in reference to shots fired at a vehicle late Sunday afternoon. 
The victim told officers that a white male driving a Black over Red Chevrolet S-10 truck fired two shots at his vehicle while traveling north on Business Highway 67. 
The shooting suspect is described as a white male in his mid to late 40s with brown hair pulled into a ponytail. 
The man reportedly fired two shots striking the victims vehicle without injuring anyone inside the vehicle. 
The suspect was accompanied by two white males and one white female. 
The suspect's companions were driving a red extended cab Chevrolet truck pulling two motorcycles on a trailer.

2 arrested in connection with Poplar Bluff shooting - KFVS12

Congressman Mick Mulvaney Upcoming Town Hall Meetings: May‏

I will be hosting three town hall meetings in May.  As always, I plan to give a short presentation to discuss some hot topics in Washington followed by a question and answer period.  Here are the details:

Fort Mill Town Hall
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Village Hall
Baxter Village
Fort Mill

Kershaw County Town Hall 
Monday, May 13, 2013
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
City Council Chambers
City Hall
1000 Lyttleton Street
Camden

Union County Town Hall
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
University of South Carolina - Union
Auditorium
401 East Main Street
Union

I hope to see many of you there.  Please feel free to pass this information along to friends and family members who live in Fort Mill, Fairfield, Winnsboro, Kershaw, Camden, Lugoff, or Union.

Sincerely,

Congressman Mick Mulvaney

Police: 3 school-issued laptops missing from Camden High School

Police say three school-issued laptops are missing from Camden High School.
An incident report released from the Camden Police Department says students who transferred out of Camden High School have not returned laptops provided by the school.
All of the computers are black Hewlett Packard laptops.
The report states the students who were in possession of the missing computers have been identified through school deployment records and the serial numbers for each piece of the equipment has been recorded by police.
According to police, the parents of those students have been contacted and informed that the school's laptops were supposed to be returned by March 28.
 


Police: 3 school-issued laptops missing from Camden High School : News : MidlandsConnect.com

Burglary Suspects Arrested With Help of Bloodhounds

Thanks to the assistance of two Kershaw County Sheriff's Office bloodhounds, two burglary suspects were quickly located and arrested. Early this morning (Friday) Kershaw County Deputies responded to a burglary alarm at the Lucky 7 convenience store on Highway 1 in Lugoff. Deputies discovered the rear door had been kicked in at the business.
Investigators called in the KCSD bloodhound tracking team, and the dogs were able to quickly track the suspects from the rear of the business to a home approximately 1 mile away.
Deputies arrested 18 year old Austin Colvin and a 16 year old juvenile, both of Lugoff, and charged them with 2nd degree burglary and criminal conspiracy.
Kershaw County Sheriff Jim Matthews said "I've got to hand it to the bloodhound team. The dogs and the deputies who track with them more often than not get their suspect. They did an excellent job early this morning tracking (the suspects) across roads, through woods, and through multiple neighborhoods, and once again they got their suspects."
Colvin was transported the Kershaw County Detention Center where he awaits a bond hearing, and the juvenile was turned over to his parents.

Burglary Suspects Arrested With Help of Bloodhounds | wltx.com

Elgin Man Taking Family To Disney With Lottery Winnings

An Elgin man won $200,000 from the SC Education Lottery recently, and elected to take his family to Disney World with the winnings.
Lottery Officials say he's taking the entire family to celebrate winning with a Red Hot Cash scratch-off ticket, including his wife & kids, and their grandchildren.
The odds of winning the $200,000 top prize in the scratch game was 1 in 500,000, and the Elgin resident won his after dropping his daughter off at school, stopping into a Vickmart store in Lugoff where he scratched the winner in the parking lot.
The Vickmart will be awarded a commission of $2,000 for selling the ticket, meanwhile the family will be enjoying the offerings at Walt Disney World in Orlando.

Elgin Man Taking Family To Disney With Lottery Winnings | wltx.com

Kershaw County Seeks Burglary Suspect

Torrance Lamar Peoples

• Columbia, SC (WLTX) -- In a release from SC Crimestopers, the Kershaw County Sheriff's Office is seeking the assistance of the public in locating a burglary suspect.

According to the release, Torrance Lamar Peoples allegedly broke into an Elgin home around midday on March 25th.
Sheriff's investigators are asking the public to contact CRIMESTOPPERS if you can provide any information regarding Peoples location.
Call: 888-CRIME-SC (888-274-6372) or text TIPSC plus your message to 274637.
All tips can remain totally anonymous, and can earn a cash reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest of Peoples.

Kershaw County Seeks Burglary Suspect | wltx.com

Woman missing for more than a month after SC hotel visit

Credit: Kershaw County Sheriff’s Office

Arseli "Salley" Read

KERSHAW COUNTY, S.C. – Detectives are searching for a woman who was last seen more than a month ago at a hotel in Kershaw County.

Arseli “Salley” Read was last seen on January 21 after checking out of the Ramada Limited in Lugoff, South Carolina.

“According to the investigators, Ms. Read was supposed to meet a male friend named Vick,” officials said in a statement.  “The incident report stated that Read was scheduled to arrive in Australia on February 20, 2013.  According to the complainant, she never arrived home.”

Read is 46 years old and is approximately five feet tall, 145 pounds.  She has black hair and brown eyes.

If you have seen her or know anything about the incident, you are asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-888-CRIME-SC.

Sheriff: Internet sexual predator sentenced to 20 years

Source:KCSO

A North Carolina man accused of traveling to Kershaw County to have sexual relations with a teen girl was sentenced to 20 years in prison following a guilty plea agreement, according to the Kershaw County Sheriff’s Office.

The report said on March 22, 2012, 38-year-old Isaac Claude Flynn of Gastonia, NC was arrested by deputies after he traveled to Kershaw County to meet with and have sexual relations with what he thought was a 14-year-old female.

Investigators were alerted of Flynn’s illegal activities after the mother of a 15-year-old girl reported that Flynn traveled to Kershaw County and had sexual relations with the girl, the report stated.
 Investigators say Flynn met the young girl on Facebook.

As the investigation progressed, a Kershaw County investigator, a member of the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) network, began “chatting” with Flynn, portraying himself to be a 14-year-old girl.
During the interaction between Flynn and the undercover investigator, Flynn sent sexually explicit photos to the investigator and eventually traveled from NC to Kershaw County where he anticipated meeting the juvenile, the report stated.

KCSO deputies were waiting on Flynn when he arrived and took him into custody without incident.

Flynn was eventually charged with criminal sexual conduct with a minor (2nd degree), attempted criminal sexual conduct with a minor (2nd degree), criminal solicitation of a minor and dissemination of obscene material to a person under 18. Flynn plead guilty on all four charges.

He was sentenced on all four counts, the sentences to run concurrent for a total of 20 years incarceration.

In addition to the Kershaw County Sheriff’s Office, the SC Attorney General’s Office, SLED, the NC State Bureau of Investigations and the Gastonia, NC Police Department all provided valuable assistance in this investigation.

“It is important that we send a strong message to sexual predators who prey on children that not only will we aggressively pursue them, our judicial system will deal with them severely,” said Kershaw County Sheriff Jim Matthews. “Parents need to monitor their children’s internet activities and be forthcoming to law enforcement should they suspect foul play by a sexual predator posing as another child.”

Sheriff: Internet sexual predator sentenced to 20 years | Crime | Kershaw County News

Former assistant manager arrested for robbing Camden Kmart

A former Kmart assistant manager has been arrested in connection with robbing the store where he once worked, officials said.
Gregory Andrew Cason, 50, has been arrested in connection with the armed robbery of the Camden Kmart earlier this month, Kershaw County Sheriff Jim Matthews said Saturday.
Cason had been a person of interest earlier in the week after deputies suspected the former employee robbed the store at 2209 West Dekalb St. and made off with a large sum of cash.
Around 10 p.m. Feb. 14, a man entered the store with a knife, according to a CrimeStoppers press release. As two employees were passing by, the robber jumped out from under a stairwell and forced the employees to let him into the store’s “cash” room.
Once in the room, one of the employees was able to make the robber lose his balance, but the robber still was able to get away with a large amount of cash, the release stated.
Investigators discovered that the store’s closed-circuit television had been disabled minutes before the robbery, which led investigators to suspect Cason. Cason had been an assistant manager at the store until he resigned in May 2012, Matthews said.
Cason was picked up around 1:30 a.m. Friday after Richland County sheriff’s deputies found him sleeping in his car behind a gas station on Two Notch Road, department spokesman Deputy Curtis Wilson said Saturday.
The deputies had been called to the station on reports of a suspicious vehicle. Cason was found with an open container of alcohol and arrested on alcohol and loitering charges, Wilson said.

Read more here: http://www.thestate.com/2013/02/23/2645465/former-assistant-manager-arrested.html#storylink=cpy

KERSHAW COUNTY, SC: Former assistant manager arrested for robbing Camden Kmart | Crime | The State

Man impersonating deputy pulls over woman

Sheriff Jim Matthews says he first learned of an incident a few days ago. Matthews says a man called 911 concerned that a man posing as a deputy stopped his wife in the county. Matthews says the suspect made inappropriate comments to the woman during the stop. She was not hurt.
Deputies say she was very observant, giving them a good description of the suspect.
"He knows who he is, and we know who he is," said Matthews. "He needs to know we are going to take action if we get enough information to get an arrest warrant."
Matthews says he's investigating if this fake deputy has stopped anyone else.
The woman says the suspect was driving a silver SUV and he was not wearing a uniform or a badge.
"There are people who want to be police officers," said Matthews.  "Maybe they like the thrill of making a stop and exerting some authority over other people.  As I've come up over the years I've met a lot of people who are police 'wannabes".
If you believe you've been stopped by this impersonator, call Crimestoppers at 1-888-CRIME-SC.


Sheriff: Man impersonating deputy pulls over woman - wistv.com - Columbia, South Carolina |