The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office arrested Jason Aiken, 37, of Hilton Head Island for shooting a 28-year-old female victim during a domestic altercation at Magnolia Park Apartments in Burton.
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Andre Elijah Washington, 17, of Burton was arrested after a domestic disturbance call took a violent turn on Tuesday morning, April 21 on Wildcat Lane off Parker Drive in Burton.
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The stage is set, at least for now. Last week’s filing deadline for the June 9 Republican and Democratic primaries produced a flurry of individuals interested in serving the voters, … some surprises, some not so surprising.
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A Burton man was arrested last week in connection with a series of residential burglaries that occurred earlier this year in northern Beaufort County.
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A St. Helena Island man, already in custody for other charges and a person of interest in the October 2025 St. Helena Island mass shooting at Willie’s Bar & Grill, has been arrested and charged in connection with an October 2024 shooting in Burton.
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After residents described bullets entering homes and whizzing past neighborhoods north and south of the Broad River, Beaufort County Council voted Monday, Feb. 23 to move forward with a proposal aimed at putting distance between gunfire and people’s front doors.
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According to the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO), investigators detained a 17-year-old Burton teen on Tuesday, March 3, on charges of unlawful possession of a firearm by a juvenile and discharging a firearm into an occupied dwelling.
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A 21-year-old Burton man has been charged with attempted murder following a Wednesday afternoon shooting on Charity Drive, while a separate shots-fired incident hours later on Capehart Circle remains under investigation, according to the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office.
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The First Amendment of the Bill of Rights applies to us all. It is past time for South Carolina to have anti-SLAPP laws which preclude the rich and powerful from trampling on our First Amendment rights. I urge Tom Davis and Chip Campsen, as well as all South Carolina senators, to ensure this legislation passes this year.
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