BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Agents of the S.C. Law Enforcement Division have filed additional charges against a St. Stephen man who was wounded in a March 2nd confrontation with deputies of the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office in which one deputy was shot and wounded. Calvin Lorenzo Middleton, III, 36, has been charged with two counts of possession of a firearm during the […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Two suspects are now in custody following a deputy-involved shooting Thursday morning. Deputies first arrested Ricky DeWayne Johnson, 32, after they say he shot at deputies around 2 a.m. Thursday, according to BCSO spokesman Mike Cochran. The good news is no deputy was injured during the shooting, however, the same can’t be said for Johnson. “The subject has been shot,” stated Chief Mike Cochran. “No further […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–A man accused of stealing $60,000 of equipment from the Berkeley County School District has been captured following a chase, according to Berkeley County deputies. Mark Eugene Weissmann, 27, of Bonneau has been charged in connection with the crime. Weissmann was currently released from jail in January of this year on bond for Burglary 2nd Degree and Receiving […]
ALVIN, S.C.–The Alvin community now has its own substation which will be manned by the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office. The substation was part of a process that was two years in the making. Residents of the Alvin community will now have a place close to home that they can meet with a deputy or obtain a copy of a report. […]
ST. STEPHEN, S.C.–A Berkeley County pastor tried to help a stranded motorist who then tried to rob him, according to the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office. On the morning of Sunday, February 25th deputies responded to a report of a strong-armed robbery at the Saint Mary’s Holiness Church in Saint Stephen. Deputies say that before church service, one of the pastors […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Investigators with the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office say they are searching for a missing Moncks Corner man. This missing person has been identified as Tyreek Jawaun Pettigrew, 20, of Ulmer Lane in Moncks Corner. He is 5’10” and weighs approximately 150 pounds. He was last seen at the Fuel Express In Moncks Corner at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–The body of a fisherman recovered near the Cypress Gardens Boat Landing has now been identified. On Sunday, Feb. 18, at 8:55 a.m. 46-year-old Lonnie East IV of Goose Creek was fishing in a rice field near Bonneau Ferry off the Cooper River when he fell from his boat, according to Berkeley County Coroner Bill Salisbury. Nearby fishermen […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–It was emotional. It was loud. It provided life-saving information, and it was timely. The Berkeley County School District, along with the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office and Goose Creek Police Department, offered a training for teachers and administrators Friday related to active shooter situations. The training was centered around a gunfire demonstration intended to better educate teachers on […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–In an effort to defend her husband, deputies say a woman won’t faces charges after shooting and killing the man who attacked him. On August 15, 2017 the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 100-hundred block of Meese Road in Ladson regarding a report of a shooting. Upon arrival, deputies found one person dead from multiple gunshot […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–If you have receive a call from an attorney or someone pretending to be law enforcement about a relative out of state being in jail, be cautious warns the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office. According to deputies, the Green Dot money card scam has evolved and the scammers are using Target gift cards now. The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office […]
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