South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson has announced the arrest of 65-year-old James Curtis Miles of Summerville, S.C. on three counts involving the sexual exploitation of minors. The Dorchester County Office, a member of the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, made the arrest. However, it was the Berkeley County Sheriffâs Office, also members of the ICAC Task Force, […]
Author: Nikki Gaskins Campbell
Berkeley Co. deputies search for suspect in deadly stabbing, victim identified
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–According to Berkeley Co. Sheriff’s Office spokesperson, Dan Moon, investigators have issued an arrest warrant for 59-year-old Lee Dell Bradley. He is charged with the murder of a 59-year-old woman found inside a home located on 917 Bushy Lane Friday morning. Berkeley Co. Coroner Bill Salisbury has identified the victim as Frances Lawrence. He said she died from […]
Berkeley Co. deputies investigate Sheep Island area murder
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Shortly after 9:00 a.m. Friday morning, Dan Moon, spokesperson for the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office, says officers responded to 917 Bushy Lane where they found the body of a 59-year-old woman inside a home. The victim’s identity has not yet been released by the coroner’s office. Moon says the sheriff’s office is investigating the death as a homicide […]
Jail, impact fees, jobs take center stage at Berkeley Co. supervisor forum
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—In less than 20 days, Berkeley Co. voters will head to the polls, casting their ballots in a primary involving several county seats up for grabs. The position of Berkeley Co. supervisor is one of them. On Thursday, Goose Creek 9-12 hosted a forum at Harbour Lake Baptist Church on Redbank Road in Goose Creek where the three […]
U.S. Dept. of Justice honors Berkeley Co. detective
The Justice Department honored seven individuals from four states, including South Carolina, in Washington, DC Wednesday. These officers were recognized during the department’s 31st annual commemoration of National Missing Children’s Day. Detective Kevin Murphy with the Berkeley Co. Sheriff’s Office was one of the investigators honored during the event. Murphy has been a member of the South Carolina Internet Crimes […]
Berkeley Co. child porn investigation leads to Summerville man’s arrest
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson has announced the arrest of Brian Paul Franz of Summerville. He’s charged with two counts of sexual exploitation of a minor. The Dorchester County Sheriffâs Office, a member of the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, made the arrest. However, it was the Berkeley Co. Sheriff’s Office, also members of the ICAC Task […]
Breakfast to celebrate Berkeley County’s leading students planned
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–This Friday, the Berkeley Chamber of Commerce will formally recognize Berkeley County’s brightest high school students. The top senior will also recognize a teacher who has been most influential throughout his or her school career. Charleston Southern University will host the breakfast in their Strom Thurmond Building. “As always, we are pleased to have SCANA and Trident Health’s […]
Bomb threat shuts down Berkeley Co. courthouse
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Employees and other folks inside the Berkeley Co. Courthouse were forced to evacuate the building Thursday morning after a reported bomb scare. The threat also shut down several nearby roads. According to a spokesperson with the sheriff’s office, the evacuations came after someone called 911 to report that the courthouse would explode if someone opened the front doors […]
Deputies: Berkeley Co. duo leads troopers on chase, meth found in car
According to Orangeburg County Sheriff Leroy Ravenell, a Berkeley Co. couple has been charged with manufacturing methamphetamine. Ravenell stated that his deputies were called to I-95 and Highway 301 just before 7 p.m. Tuesday after the South Carolina Highway Patrol began chasing the couple. The chase ended after Kristi Nicole Gladstone and Ricky Dewayne Johnson reportedly crashed the vehicle. It’s […]
After year-long deployment, soldier surprises niece at softball game
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—Focused on winning Wednesday’s softball game against the Ladson Patriots, Julie Yates, 10, thought she was free from distractions—that was until her uncle, a soldier in the U.S. Army, surprised her on the ball field. “It made me tear up,” described Matthew Chrobocinski after seeing his niece’s priceless reaction. Yates has played on the Moncks Corner Recreation’s softball […]
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