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KCSO Deputy of the Year
Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) Deputy Tracey "Tick" Wilson has been named the 2011 winner of the W. Roger Latham Deputy of the Year Award.
Pedestrian struck by car at Wylie and DeKalb
A 51-year-old man is in a Columbia hospital, being treated for head and other injuries he sustained after being struck by a vehicle Monday evening in Camden.
Law Enforcement Report - Dec. 7, 2011
A New Jersey man is still being held at the Kershaw County Detention Center (KCDC) following a high speed chase on I-20 involving U.S. Marshals and Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) deputies Thursday.
Dixon sentenced to federal prison
For four years, Jamie Dixon plied his trade in Elgin: selling drugs, often in exchange for stolen property. Dixon, 33, is now sitting in a federal prison, having pleaded guilty earlier this month to conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine and 280 grams or more of cocaine base.
Probe continues in fatal stabbing
Clarendon County Sheriff Randy Garrett says his office is running down a timeline to establish exactly when 47-year-old Charlotte Altman of Camden was murdered at her family's lake home in Manning.
Law Enforcement Report - Nov. 30, 2011
The dangers of online identity theft struck a county high school student after someone allegedly created a fake Facebook account looking exactly like his. The fake-out has reportedly led to the boy receiving a number of threats.
Bomb scare in Lugoff
A loud bang, about 10 minutes after an earlier one, signaled the end to a tense Friday afternoon in Lugoff.
Weight of overturned car suffocates man
A 39-year-old Lugoff man died early Wednesday morning as a result of injuries suffered in an unusual accident.
Step up security measures during upcoming holidays
It seems that during the Christmas and Thanksgiving season property crimes increase. Maybe it's because thieves realize that people are shopping for Christmas gifts that will be kept in homes. We have also seen a recent rise in housebreakings, mostly in the rural areas. As is often the case, thieves steal guns, TVs, stereos, computers, tools, etc.
Illegal immigrant charged with assaulting girl
A 29-year-old undocumented immigrant faces up to 40 years in prison on charges he forced himself sexually on a 13-year-old girl.
House fire claims life of county man Monday
A Kershaw County man, Woodrow Jenkins, 80, died Monday in a fire at his home on Goodwin-Jenkins Lane, located off of Black River Road south of Seegars Mill Road.
Law Enforcement Report - Nov. 23, 2011
The Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) is investigating a claim that two Cassatt women kidnapped a juvenile male and forced him to take money from an ATM in Camden. According to a KCSO report, the boy said the women threatened to kill him and his family if he didn't comply.
KCSO arrests man for faking own kidnapping
The Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) arrested a 30-year-old man early Friday morning on extortion charges after faking his kidnapping Thursday. Sheriff Jim Matthews said Christopher List Hutto, 30, of Upper Pond Road, Elgin, faked the kidnapping in order to extort money from his mother in order to buy crack cocaine.
Law Enforcement Report - Nov. 16, 2011
Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) deputies arrested a 22-year-old Greenville man on a motorcycle following a chase Friday where speeds got up to 131 mph hour on I-20. Sheriff Jim Matthews identified the man as Joshua Damian Boyter, 22, of Cherokee Drive in Greenville.
Victims identified in murder-suicide
A note and a 911 call led to the grisly discovery of an apparent murder-suicide in Camden at a home on Wateree Boulevard Wednesday afternoon. Kershaw County Coroner Johnny Fellers positively identified the victims as Nancy Patricia Stone, 47, and her estranged husband, Reginald E. Stone, 44.
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SCLEN, American Legion honor KCSO deputies
The S.C. Law Enforcement Network (SCLEN) recently honored Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) Deputy Kyle Hewitt as its Officer of the Year in the 5th Judicial Circuit. SCLEN is an organization of law enforcement agencies that work in individual South Carolina judicial districts with the mission to reduce DUI fatalities and collisions resulting in great bodily injury. In this case, the award is presented by the SCLEN 5th Circuit, covering Richland and Kershaw counties. The award, presented during a Feb. 24 ceremony, is sponsored by Lexington Richland Association for Drug Abuse Control (LRADAC) in Richland County and the ...
Kelly warrant reveals details
An arrest warrant for murder served on Briana Rabon's accused killer states that video surveillance shows the 18-year-old entering Stephen Ross Kelly's car on the night of Feb. 25, just before her death.
Man accused in Rabon killing waives bond
Stephen Ross Kelly, 21, charged with kidnapping, sexually assaulting and strangling 18-year-old Briana Nicole Rabon to death will apparently remain in jail until his trial. Monday, Kelly waived his right to a bond hearing. Also, attorney Bob Mobley Cook of Kershaw, confirmed he is representing Kelly in the case.
LF-R chief gets prepared for disasters
Emergency managers from across South Carolina are meeting this week at the annual S.C. Emergency Management Association Conference in Myrtle Beach. Among those training for disaster preparedness is Lugoff Fire-Rescue (LF-R) Chief Dennis Ray, who also serves as the public information officer for Kershaw County Emergency Mangement.
Christmas sentenced to 18 years for sexually assaulting girls
An Elgin man arrested twice for separate instances of sexually assaulting young girls will spent the next 18 years behind bars.
Crime Report - March 5, 2014
The Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) arrested a Lugoff man, charging him with manufacturing methamphetamine and possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute on Feb. 25.
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