BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–A road near the site where a Berkeley County teen was shot to death nearly three years ago has been dedicated in her memory. Berkeley County Council dedicated Ambassador Avenue to Ariel Elaine Morgan Monday night during the regular council meeting. The teen’s friends and family stood beside Berkeley County Sheriff Duane Lewis and other county leaders as […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–A Berkeley County detention officer is behind bars, charged with contraband. On March 31, 2017 Sheriff Duane Lewis was approached by a member of the community regarding a potential issue with a detention deputy bringing contraband into the jail. Due to the nature of this situation, the State Law Enforcement Division was contacted and requested to investigate. Late […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Several deputies saved a man’s life after authorities say he led them on a high-speed chase before flipping his car Friday afternoon. According to Chief Mike Cochran with the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office, around 2 p.m. a deputy was patrolling Old Highway 6 near Loch Dhu Lane in Cross when he observed a 1992 Cadillac Sedan DeVille traveling at […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–A Berkeley County man is behind bars after deputies say he tried to kill his girlfriend by pouring lighter fluid on her and setting her on fire following an argument. The incident took place at a home on Coveney Way in the Ladson area in Berkeley County. Before deputies arrived on scene, a bystander transported the victim to […]
CROSS, S.C.- – A lighted marquee sign in rural Berkeley County Thursday flashed the words “Sheriff’s Substation” as a blue and white tent and a podium was set up for a big announcement. Dozens of community members from the Cross area joined sheriff’s deputies for the grand opening of a new sheriff’s office substation. Sheriff Duane Lewis addressed the crowd at the event […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–A Sunday shooting has left one person dead and injured another, according to Berkeley County Coroner Bill Salisbury. The shooting happened at 4:20 p.m. on Garden Court off of Highway 27 in Ridgeville. One person was transported to Summerville Medical Center by people that were at the incident location while the other individual was transported by ambulance to […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Two men are behind bars following the discovery of nearly a 1,000 grams of methamphetamine stemming from a traffic stop along I-26, according to the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office. the street value of the seized drug comes to $95,300. Chief Deputy Mike Cochran stated that the street value of the seized drug is approximately $95,300. On March 7th at […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–According to the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to a shooting involving a retired Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office deputy in the Ridgeville area of Berkeley County. “Due to the involvement of a retired deputy, we have asked SLED to handle this case for us,” stated Chief Deputy Mike Cochran. SLED spokesman Thom Berry says the incident occurred at […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–One person is behind bars following a narcotics investigation at a Goose Creek apartment unit. On 2/24/2017, the Drug Enforcement Unit of the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office with assistance from the Charleston County Sheriff’s Office Metro Unit, executed a search warrant at Hallmark Apartments (901 Red Bank Rd, Apt. 434). A search warrant led to the seizure of […]
MONCKS CORNER, S.C. –Solicitor Scarlett A. Wilson announced Friday that a Berkeley County jury convicted defendant Kevin Daniel Driggers of kidnapping, burglary in the second degree, and assault and battery in the second degree. Judge Kristi Lea Harrington sentenced him to 30 years in prison suspended upon the service of fifteen years. The victim, Brenda Mills, was beaten by the […]
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