Catoe awaiting bond

Stacey McClintock Catoe, 43, of Westville, continues to be held at the Kershaw County Detention Center on a murder charge as she awaits a bond hearing before a circuit court judge.

KCSO arrests woman in Sunday shooting death

The Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) arrested a Westville woman Thursday for shooting another Westville woman on Sunday night.

Pickrell’s defense team files notice of appeal

As expected, attorneys representing convicted murderer Gregg Pickrell filed a notice of appeal Friday afternoon, exactly hitting a 10-day deadline to do so after she was found guilty for fatally shooting Robert L. Demary in September 2014. Pickrell's lead defense attorney, John Delgado, filed the notice.

KCSO investigating shooting death

The Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) is investigating the shooting death of a woman Sunday night in the Westville area. Kershaw County Coroner David West confirmed the victim is Brenda Marie Coates, 54, of Westville. West also confirmed Coates died of a single gunshot wound.

KCSO arrests three after receiving tip

Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) narcotics investigators arrested one woman and two men after Sheriff Jim Matthews received a tip Friday morning from a citizen that the trio appeared to be using drugs while parked at a BP station on U.S. 1 in Lugoff.

Two killed in motorcycle versus truck collision

Two people died after the motorcycle they were riding collided with a truck Saturday afternoon.

Jury finds Pickrell guilty of murdering boyfriend

Unless her case is overturned on appeal, Gregg Pickrell will be 100 years old when she finishes serving her 35-year sentence for fatally shooting 33-year-old Robert L. Demary, of Salmond Street, Camden, nearly four years ago. A jury found Pickrell guilty of murder mid-afternoon Tuesday, closing a trial that had lasted six days over a two-week period.

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Camden man charged with murder

A 28-year-old Camden man has been arrested and charged with murder in the shooting death of his 19 year old girlfriend.

Man killed when car hits tree

A single-car accident killed a Fayetteville, N.C., man Saturday night.

Crime Report - June 5, 2018

Camden Police Department (CPD)

Armed homeowner detains burglar

A man living on Whiting Way in Elgin held a burglar at gunpoint during the early morning hours Tuesday after the suspect allegedly assaulted the man's 11-year-old son.

KCSO charges two more for trafficking meth

The Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) continues to arrest people for trafficking methamphetamine.

KCSO seizes meth, money and Mercedes in drug bust

Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) narcotics investigators seized more than $7,000 cash, just less than 1 kilogram of methamphetamine, 1 ounce of marijuana and a 2004 Mercedes Benz following a traffic stop on Pine Grove Road in Lugoff on May 17.

KCSO seizes drugs, weapons in Cassatt and Lugoff

Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) narcotics officers seized quantities of cocaine, crack cocaine and meth along with weapons after executing search warrants on two locations in Cassatt and one in Lugoff on Tuesday.

Fifth Circuit Solicitor indicted on federal fraud charges

South Carolina's U.S. District Attorney announced Tuesday that a grand jury has indicted outgoing Fifth Circuit Solicitor Dan Johnson, 49, and his director ...

Driver in Sept. 2 double fatality charged

The Columbia man whose SUV crashed head-on into a sedan on Sept. 2 causing the deaths of a young man and woman is now being ...

Camden man pleads guilty to federal wire fraud charge

Thomas Brock, 51, of Camden, pleaded guilty Aug. 28 to one of 18 counts filed against him by the U.S. government related to allegations ...

County employee dies in weather-related fatality

A Kershaw County Public Works employee died in a single-car collision when his 1996 Dodge pickup hydroplaned while traveling westbound on I-20 Sunday morning.

Sunny Hill accident

Blue lights flash from a Camden Police Department (CPD) patrol car around 1 p.m. Tuesday while officers, firefighters and witnesses congregate at the rear ...

Crime Report - Sept. 14, 2018

Camden Police Department (CPD)