GOOSE CREEK, S.C.–Three people are in custody in connection with the burned human remains found at a home in a backyard barrel at 469 Madeline Drive in Goose Creek a few days ago. On Monday at approximately 7:30 p.m., GCPD officers say they were dispatched to the location to check on the welfare of a resident. Officers were advised by the […]
ST. STEPHEN, S.C.–The Berkeley County Coroner’s Office has released the identities of the three people killed in an early morning mobile home fire in St. Stephen on Thursday. The names of the three people that died in that fatal fire are: Christina King, 44; Daniel King, 24; and Lakala King, 14. SLED agents still here in St Stephen. Taking pictures and looking […]
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 […]
GOOSE CREEK, S.C.–Goose Creek Police are investigating a homicide after they located a charred human remains in the backyard of a home on Madeline Drive in Goose Creek. On Monday at approximately 7:30 p.m., GCPD officers were dispatched to the location to check on the welfare of a resident. Officers were advised by the resident’s daughter that she had not heard […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–A mother and her young son lost their lives Sunday after their vehicle left the roadway and became partly submerged in water, according to Berkeley County Coroner Bill Salisbury. On Sunday, February 26, 2017, at 12:10 a.m., the coroner stated that a vehicle traveling east on I-26 near mile marker 188 overturned several times and went down an […]
HANAHAN, S.C.–A biker has died following injuries he received during a traffic collision. On Saturday around 7:05 p.m. Bryon Bouton Leatherwood, 22, of Hanahan was riding his motorcycle on Railroad Avenue when he collided with a vehicle. He was pronounced dead on the scene. He was wearing his helmet, Salisbury stated. Lauren Ann Nolan, 40, of North Charleston has been charged with […]
HUGER, S.C.–According to Berkeley County Coroner Bill Salisbury, one person is dead and another injured following a crash on Highway 41 in Huger on Saturday. On Saturday, Edward Beaufort-Cutner III, 31, of Huger, was traveling north on highway 41 in Huger when he ran off the right side of the roadway and struck several trees. He was pinned in the […]
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 […]
GOOSE CREEK, S.C.—Agents with the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division have charged a Goose Creek man in connection with shots fired at a state trooper during a recent pursuit on Interstate 77 in Fairfield County. Paul Anthony Walker, 20, has been charged with attempted murder, a felony when carries a 30-year-prison sentence if convicted. He’s also been charged with possession […]
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