ABC Columbia
May 26, 2021 11:15 AM EDT
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The Sumter Police Department says a woman has been charged with reckless homicide after an autopsy showed her boyfriend died due to injuries sustained when he was hit by a car. Police 54-year-old Janie Delores Jones was originally charged with assault and battery third degree, but the charge was upgraded following the autopsy of 69-year-old John Elva Tisdale.
Janie Jones
Courtesy: Sumter Police Department
Around 6 p.m. on May 13, investigators say Tisdale was trying to prevent Jones from driving while impaired from a home on School Street when he was struck. Authorities Jones was driving Tisdale’s minivan when a passerby detained her. Police say Tisdale was taken to Prisma Health Tuomey before moving to a hospital in Richland County where he died on May 18.
ABC Columbia
May 11, 2021 2:39 PM EDT
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office says a former detention center officer was arrested Tuesday and charged with solicitation of prostitution and misconduct in office. Deputies say they arrested 37-year-old Michael James Barrs, who worked at the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office Detention Center, when they were executing a search warrant at his home.
Michael Barrs
Courtesy: Sumter County Sheriff’s Office
According to investigators, Barrs used his position to obtain contact information for female inmates and later engaged in multiple instances of inappropriate and illegal contact after they were released on bond.
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SCSO: Previously convicted sex offender accused of engaging in sexual activity with 14-year-old
Apr 29, 2021 6:38 PM EDT
Courtesy: Sumter County Sheriff’s Office
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office says a man has been arrested after he was accused of engaging in sexual activity with a 14-year-old victim on Monday. Authorities say 29-year-old Jack Michael Wallace was arrested Tuesday and has been charged with criminal sexual conduct with a minor, offender with previous record. Deputies say Wallace has a prior conviction for criminal sexual conduct with a minor under 11 years of age.
Authorities say Wallace was taken to the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office Detention Center and his bond was denied.