Tag: Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office

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Emergency Crews Searching for Missing Boater in Cross

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Emergency crews are actively looking for a boater who went missing Friday. Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office Marine Patrol Units are canvassing the area near the Canal Lakes Resort in Cross in hopes of finding 74-year-old Jerry Ferneding. Ferneding resides in Pinopolis. Authorities say he it’s believed that he was fishing in the upper lake area. Berkeley County Deputies, […]

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Deputies: Teen Arrested after Bringing Marijuana, Gun to Goose Creek High

GOOSE CREEK, S.C.–A local teen is behind bars after Berkeley County deputies say he brought ammunition, gun and marijuana to school. According to the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office, a school resource officer at Goose Creek High School was notified by a school administrator of concerning behavior of a student that occurred at the end of the day Tuesday, May 1st. […]

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Deputies: 59 People Arrested During 2-Day Crime Sweep

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office conducted a two-day Crime & Drug Sweep on Thursday the 26th and Friday the 27th. The sweep included law enforcement officers from the Hanahan PD, Goose Creek PD, Bonneau PD, Summerville PD, the SCHP, SC Constables, SC Probation & Parole, SLED and Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office as well as members of the Berkeley […]

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Deputies: Reckless Driver Hits Side of SCHP Cruiser Transporting Prisoner

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–A Summerville man is behind bars after deputies with the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office say he struck the side of a trooper’s cruiser. Isaac Manzano-Ruiz is facing multiple charges. Shortly after midnight Tuesday morning, a SCHP Trooper transporting a prisoner was traveling north on Henry Brown Jr. Blvd. passing the Nowhere Bar & Grill. As the fully marked […]

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Goose Creek Teen Shot & Killed in Hanahan Identified by Coroner

HANAHAN, S.C.–The Berkeley County Coroner’s Office has identified a Goose Creek teen who was found shot to death in Hanahan early Friday morning. According to Coroner Bill Salisbury, the teen has been identified as Payton Robert Velarde, 15, of Goose Creek. Salisbury stated that he died from a gunshot wound. Velarde was found fatally wounded and lying along the 11-block of […]

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Dog Injured after Several Bullets Penetrate Goose Creek Home

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–A dog was shot after bullets pierced the inside of a Goose Creek home over the weekend, according to Berkeley County deputies. Deputies responded to a report of shots fired in the 100 block of Oakside Drive at approximately 9:30 p.m. on Sunday. One of the victims told deputies that she was lying in bed with her dog […]

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Deputies Arrest Suspect in Deadly Cane Bay Shooting

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Berkeley County deputies say they have arrested the man responsible for a deadly shooting in Cane Bay. On the morning of April 8th, 2018 at approximately 7:20 a.m., deputies with the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office responded to 137 Decatur Drive in the Cane Bay reference to a shooting with a victim. The shooting resulted in the death of […]

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78-Year-Old Killed During Violent Assault on Sheep Island Road Identified

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–The Berkeley County Coroner’s Office has identified the victim of a recent possible robbery. Neville Morgan, 78, of Sheep Island Rd. in Summerville was found in his home by family members. He was badly injured. On the afternoon of Thursday, April 12th at 2:05 p.m. deputies with the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 900-block of Sheep […]

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Family of Murdered Mother of Three Reacts to Ex-Boyfriend’s Arrest

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. –Several years since the tragic death of Nicole Goodlett, a young Upstate mother, her family now inches closer to justice. On Tuesday, detectives with the Berkeley county Sheriffs Office and members of the U.S. Marshals task force arrested her former boyfriend in connection with her murder.  Now the young woman’s family is finally reacting to the arrest. “That was big […]

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Hanahan Man Charged with Threatening Judge, Attorney

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Agents of the S.C. Law Enforcement Division have arrested a Hanahan man in connection with threats made against a circuit court judge and an attorney. Darrell Edwards, 50, has been charged with threatening life, person or family of a public official. According to the arrest warrant, On February 10, 2018, a Tyrone Bennett met with Edwards. During the […]