A search warrant executed at a residence Oct. 20 by numerous law enforcement agencies in Jasper County led to the arrest of a Ridgeland man who faces several drug charges, police said.
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A Beaufort County man is questioning the actions of the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office after deputies seized his firearm during a Sept. 16 traffic stop, telling him he was federally prohibited from possessing a gun despite having a concealed weapons permit issued by the state less than four months earlier, even though you can legally conceal carry in South Carolina without one.
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A former Beaufort Police Department officer who was fired in 2023 has filed a lawsuit against the City of Beaufort and its current and former police chiefs, alleging she was retaliated against, improperly terminated and subjected to investigations that ultimately resulted in no finding of criminal wrongdoing or misconduct against her.
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A Beaufort County man who serves as a Jasper County deputy public defender has been charged with petit larceny after state investigators allege he repeatedly stole merchandise from a Ridgeland convenience store over a period of more than two months.
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An incident report obtained directly from the Covington, Ga., Police Department provides new details about the felony case against Beaufort County Communications Manager Laura Fanelli, including allegations that she used a fraudulent email account to divert a $197,000 payment intended for a Louisiana company.
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Beaufort County Communications Manager Laura Fanelli has been released from a Georgia jail after making her first court appearance on felony charges, according to court records and Newton County jail officials.
Former South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services officer David Johnathon Shytle Jr. is facing three additional criminal charges after the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) announced this week that investigators had filed new allegations stemming from its ongoing investigation into his conduct while serving as a probation officer in Beaufort County.
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A Ridgeland man who struck and killed a pedestrian while driving away from the scene of a raucous party at a Shell Point residence has been sent to prison in connection with the woman’s death.
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A South Carolina Law Enforcement Division investigation involving State Rep. Michael Rivers remains active more than four years after the alleged incident, according to a response to a Freedom of Information Act request obtained by The Island News.
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A reported confrontation at a Colleton County polling location on Election Day has prompted a law enforcement complaint after Democratic House District 121 candidate Shannon DeLoach alleged that incumbent Rep. Michael Rivers pointed a handgun at DeLoach’s uncle, Oliver Francis, during an encounter outside the Green Pond Community Center.
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