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RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) – Two suspects are in the hospital after deputies say they crashed the stolen vehicle they were traveling in while trying to flee the scene of a crime. Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said the two male suspects were in the Two Notch Road Lowe's, when deputies were ...
A Richland County Sheriff's Department fan-favorite from "Live PD", the show that follows multiple county sheriff departments live every Friday and Saturday night, will be out of the spotlight following his promotion to investigator. Senior Deputy Chris Mastrianni was well known for a high-speed chase last ...

A shoplifting suspect has died after a wreck following a chase by a South Carolina sheriff's deputy. Highway Patrol Cpl. Bill Rhyne told news outlets the wreck happened around noon Monday on Interstate 20 in Richland County. Investigators say the front-seat passenger in a pickup truck that ran from a ...
The front-seat passenger in a vehicle that fled from a Richland County Sheriff's deputy after a shoplifting incident was killed when the driver attempted to smash through the fence on the interstate just ... The collision occurred at 11:59 a.m. according to Cpl. Bill Rhyne of the South Carolina Highway Patrol.
It's been a week since the latest shooting in the Five Points region of downtown Columbia, South Carolina – and area's business association has yet to issue a statement ... Richland County, S.C. sheriff Leon Lott actually offered up this idea several years ago in response to another shooting in the area.
A fan favorite on the police show "Live PD" has taken a promotion within the Richland County Sheriff's Department, ending his time on the show. Senior Deputy Chris Mastrianni announced last week that he was promoted to investigator. His assignment in the criminal investigations division has not yet been ...

March 21--COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Fifteen people were indicted on drug and gang-related offenses, according to South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson. ... armed and dangerous and any citizens with information on the Paid Family and its associates should contact Richland County Sheriff's Department.
Richland Co., S.C. (WOLO)–Deputies in Richland County are looking for a suspect they say broke into a woman's car while she was working out. Investigators say it happened outside Muv Fitness on Killian Rd. on March 7th. Deputies say the suspect broke through the rear window of the woman's car and ...
Kenneth Dylan Shirley, 21, is charged with one count each of murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime and five counts of attempted murder, according to the Richland County Sheriff's Department. The shooting happened around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday in the 1400 block of Brazell Road, just ...
The shooting happened around 5:30 p.m. in the 1400 block of Brazell Road, just off Percival Road in Elgin and not far from the Kershaw County line, according to Capt. Maria Yturria of the Richland County Sheriff's Department. A man was killed and a woman was taken to Palmetto Health Richland hospital ...
Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott accompanied Wilson as the indictments were announced. ... Solicitor's Office, State Law Enforcement Division, Lexington County Sheriff's Department, 11th Circuit Solicitor's Office, DEA Task Force, the Attorney General's Office, and the South Carolina State Grand Jury.
COLUMBIA, SC (WACH) – Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott has announced the arrests of five men for various counts of armed robberies and kidnappings. Tavis Bethel, Izaha Holmes, Javon Sims, Javari Ward and Alan Keondre Wright have all been charged with the string of armed robberies. Deputies first responded to ...
Attorney General Alan Wilson and Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott say they've brought down a gang known as the “Paid Family.” ... as they announced indictments against 15 people on Wednesday who says those accused helped bring more than a hundred pounds of marijuana into South Carolina.
... Northeast High School in South Carolina, was charged with three counts of petty larceny, and she was removed from her role at the institution. Evans reportedly “went into a classroom while students were outside and rummaged through three book bags,” per the Richland County Sheriff's Department.
Richland County Sheriff' Department needs the public's assistance in locating and identifying three suspects wanted for armed robbery. Deputies responded to Windy Mountain LLC on Beltline Boulevard in reference to an armed robbery on March 11, Sheriff Leon Lott said. The suspects entered through ...
Richland County deputies are searching for three men who robbed a Columbia store at gunpoint. The robbery happened March 11 at Windy Mountain on the 500 block of Beltline Boulevard, the sheriff's department said in a release Monday. The suspects entered the front door of the business and jumped ...
A South Carolina custodian takes advantage of National School Walkout and steals $180 from students' book bags .... Aisha Evans, a custodian at the school, went into a classroom while students were outside and rummaged through three book bags, the Richland County Sheriff's Department said.

A shootout between two vehicles near a Columbia-area nightclub left three men injured early Sunday morning. The incident happened outside Club Vault, located at 3106 Broad River Rd. Richland County Sheriff's deputies responded to a call of shots fired just before 3:30 a.m. Sunday, March 18, 2018.
Kenneth Vitali (age 51), of Hopkins, S.C., was arrested on March 15, 2018 by the Richland County Sheriff's Office. He is charged with one count of sexual exploitation of a minor, second degree (§16-15-405), a felony offense punishable by up to 10 years imprisonment. Ariel Elayda Acierto, 21, of Ladson, ...
When News 19 arrived at Set Free Ministry, the Richland County Sheriff's Department was on scene investigating. According to South Carolina law, both buyers and sellers of copper and other secondary metals need to receive a permit from their local sheriff's department. Destroying property to obtain ...
The Richland County Sheriff's Department says that the three gas station armed robberies are connected - the MoneyGram armed robbery is not ... you are urged to contact Crimestoppers in any of the following ways: Call 1-888-CRIME SC (888-274-6372) or visit www.midlandscrimestoppers.com and email ...
... armed robbers held up three Richland County businesses, deputies say a Northeast Richland store was robbed at gunpoint Monday night. The robbery happened around 11 p.m. at the Circle K on Longtown Road, which is just off Clemson Road near Farrow Road, according to the sheriff's department.
APPARENTLY some Richland County officials are trying to spread the fiction that they weren't dealt a body blow last week by the state Supreme Court. Taxpayers will be relieved to know that nothing could be farther from the truth. The high court did indeed rule that the County Council had illegally used ...
Three suspects are wanted for allegedly robbing two gas station convenience stores, and Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott is asking for the community's help locating the men wanted for armed robbery. Both stores were robbed Monday, according to the sheriff's department. One store is a BP Gas Station, ...
The first robbery happened around 7:30 p.m. Sunday at the MoneyGram on the 500 block of Beltline Boulevard, according to the sheriff's department. At closing time, an armed individual entered the store, jumped over the counter and pulled a handgun on the victim. A second armed person then entered the ...
Richland Co., SC (WOLO) — The Richland County Sheriff's Department has arrested 26 year old Karlton Brabham, Sr. after they say he is accused of homicide by child abuse. Authorities say Brabham and another member of the family brought the 6 year old to the MedCare along Two Notch Road. Officials ...
Newell and Woods fled the scene in a black Chevrolet sedan with a North Carolina license plate, but were spotted on Highway 76 by a sheriff's deputy who ... their vehicle, Newell and Woods fled on foot toward Home Depot, but were apprehended by deputies from the Richland County Sheriff's Department.
A Midlands man was arrested and charged Monday in the death of his 6-year-old son, according to the Richland County Sheriff's Department. Karlton Brabham Sr., 26, was charged with homicide by child abuse, the sheriff's department reported. On Feb. 5, Brabham and another family member drove the ...
The man accused of shooting another person multiple times at an area gas station – an incident that was captured on surveillance video – has been arrested and charged, according to the Richland County Sheriff's Department. Jonte White, 35, was charged with attempted murder, according to the sheriff's ...
South Carolina and other states have pending legislation that would allow for school employees to be armed. However, any efforts to arm teachers will face a huge obstacle: law enforcement. The S.C. Sheriff's Association opposes arming teachers, citing a number of concerns, including that guns could fall ...
A Richland County man already out on bond for an armed robbery that occurred on Nov. 19, 2017, was ... Carban Kiaeem Epps, 18, of 1026 Rabon Pond Dr., Columbia, was arrested in Greenville County with the assistance of the Greenville County Sheriff's Office and SC State Law Enforcement Division.
Law enforcement officers from around South Carolina continue to field calls about threats to schools two weeks after the mass shooting at Marjory ... In the Upstate, Anderson County Sheriff's Office charged a 14-year-old student at Riverside Middle School with disturbing schools after other students ...
South Carolina Law Enforcement Division agents, a K-9 unit from Foothills Search and Rescue and a forensic anthropologist from the Richland County Coroner's Office also responded, according to the sheriff's office. “The information reported to us has been corroborated so far during our search of this ...
A South Carolina sheriff says a teen's shooting death earlier this week came in a robbery attempt that was supposed to be the simple sale of a video ... Media outlets reported Richland County sheriff's deputies have arrested a 16-year-old in the Sunday shooting death of 14-year-old Tiquan Taylor of Irmo.
Desmond Marquise Cromer, 16, was charged with murder, attempted murder, attempted armed robbery and possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime, according to the Richland County Sheriff's Department. Tiquan Taylor, 14, of Irmo, died at the scene of the Sunday morning shooting, ...
Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott is asking for the community's assistance in locating a suspect wanted for stalking. Antwon Boatwright, 27, is facing stalking charges, according to the sheriff's department. Sheriff's deputies responded to a call on Jan. 26, where Boatwright is accused of making a number of ...
Surveillance footage of a shooting at a Midlands gas station was released by the Richland Coutny Sheriff's Department, which is asking for the community's help in identifying the suspected shooter. The shooter is wanted for attempted murder, the sheriff's department said. The incident occurred Feb.
Richland County Sheriff's deputies are investigating two separate shootings that occurred late Thursday night, according to the sheriff's department. Deputies were called at about 10 p.m. when Palmetto Health Richland reported a patient with a gunshot wound, according to officials. The man told deputies ...
... South Carolina in 2015, was arrested on Wednesday for bringing a knife, pepper spray and marijuana to her high school, the authorities said. Morgan Roof, 18, was arrested on drugs and weapons charges at her high school, A.C. Flora, in Columbia, S.C., and taken to a detention center, Richland County ...
Custodian arrested after allegedly stealing money from SC student backpacks during National School Walkout ... The Richland County Sheriff's Department announced the arrest of a school custodian for allegedly stealing money from students during the National Walkout Day event on Wednesday.
COLUMBIA, S.C. — After students walked out of a South Carolina high school to protest gun violence Wednesday, a custodian stayed inside and allegedly helped herself to their ... Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said Evans rifled through three book bags left in a classroom and took $180 in cash.
Richland County deputies Chris Mastrianni and Kevin Lawrence were the first Columbia-area law enforcement officers to appear on the program. So far, 15 Richland County Sheriff's Deputies have participated on “Live PD.” A spokesperson for the department said that Sheriff Leon Lott sees the show as an ...
One person was injured after a Sunday morning shooting in the St. Andrews area, according to sheriff's officials. The Richland County Sheriff's Department tweeted just before noon Sunday that deputies are investigating a shooting on the 1500 block of St. Andrews Road. Additional details were not ...
An 17-year-old was arrested and charged Monday for bringing a gun to a Richland County high school. Sonnet Williams was charged with possession of a weapon on school property, according to the Richland County Sheriff's Department. The incident occurred at approximately 10:30 a.m. Columbia High ...
One person was killed and another injured in a Sunday shooting in the St. Andrews area, according to sheriff's officials. Two people were shot on St. Andrews Road, and one of the victims died, the Richland County Sheriff's Department said Monday morning. The agency previously said Sunday that one ...


 

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