SUMMERVILLE, S.C.–The Berkeley County Coroner’s Office released the identity of the teen shot and killed Friday night outside a Summerville hotel. On Nov. 18th around 11 p.m., the Berkeley County Coroner’s Office was notified of a death at the Econo Lodge on 110 Holiday Drive off of North Main Street. “We responded and found 19-year-old Khaalis Kindu Jackson had been shot […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–A Lowcountry man is fortunate to be alive after his boat took on water Sunday morning. Around 9 a.m., the Berkeley County Rescue Squad was notified of an overturned boat on Lake Moultrie. Bennie Bunch, 60, of Ladson was fishing in a bass tournament when his 21-foot-bass boat filled with water. Chief Bill Salisbury stated that he was able […]
GOOSE CREEK, S.C.–South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of James Baxley, 49, of Goose Creek on one charge connected to sexual exploitation of minors. The Goose Creek Police Department, a member of the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force made the arrest. Investigators with the Attorney General’s Office assisted with the investigation.  Investigators stated that Baxley […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Less than 48 hours after deputies say a man crashed his car into a house on Princeton Road Wednesday night after trying to flee, an arrest in the case has been made. Fredrick Hayes Kellar, 24, of unincorporated Goose Creek has been arrested by detectives with the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Drug Enforcement Unit. Kellar was identified as the […]
MONCKS CORNER, S.C.–Preservationists have uncovered a historic gem that played a significant role during the Revolutionary War. Lord Berkeley Conservation Trust and South Carolina Battleground Trust recently announced the permanent protection of Fort Fairlawn, the most pristine, intact, original American Revolutionary War fortification in South Carolina. Of the more than thirty forts constructed during the American Revolutionary war, it is one of two […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–One person inside a house in Goose Creek received minor injures after a car fleeing law enforcement crashed into the residence. Around 8 p.m. on Wednesday, officials say members of the Berkeley Narcotics Drug Enforcement Unit were on patrol in the area of Howe Hall Road in unincorporated Goose Creek when they saw an Acura sedan commit a traffic […]
GOOSE CREEK, S.C.–Two people who died following a murder-suicide at a Goose Creek home Tuesday afternoon have been identified. On Tuesday, around at 1:30 p.m., the Berkeley County Coroner’s Office received a call of a death at 433 Sarah Drive in the City of Goose Creek. Once on scene, Coroner Bill Salisbury found 50-year-old Deborah Rogers lying in her bed with […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–The Charleston County Coroner’s Office has released the identity of a man who died Sunday following an altercation with several Charleston County Sheriff Deputies. Michael Alan Sawyer, 31, of Berkeley County was pronounced dead at Trident Medical Center over the weekend. Results from an autopsy are still pending, according to the coroner’s office. On Sunday, authorities say Deputy […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Two men are behind bars following one of the largest meth busts in Berkeley County history, according to law enforcement officials. On Tuesday, Sheriff Duane Lewis announced the arrest of John Jamain Bryant, 44, and Melvin Keith Bryant, 41, both of Marion Drive in Sangaree for possession of 1,228 gross grams of methamphetamines, 122 gross grams of Marijuana, […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–A Moncks Corner man driving a U-Haul is behind bars following a chase with law enforcement, according to the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office. On Saturday, deputies say they received a BOLO in reference to a driver of a U-Haul truck driving in a reckless manner. Berkeley County sheriff deputies say they located the U-Haul in question along South Live Oak Drive […]
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