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Greenville County law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty were remembered Tuesday in a memorial service at the Law Enforcement Center that recognizes the sacrifice they made while service local citizens.
Representatives from Greenville County Sheriff s Office, Greenville City Police Department and the South Carolina Highway Patrol and family members of fallen officers were in attendance.
Greenville County Sheriff Hobart Lewis said when he was officially sworn into office he studied and learned from those who came before him to prepare himself for the inevitable. What I learned October 20, 2020, when our beloved Sgt. Conley Jumper was tragically killed in line of duty is that no matter how much I try to prepare myself from moments like this, it was impossible to fully grasp the difficulties of losing a brother in blue, Lewis said.
2 SC men, 1 woman arrested in 2014 shooting death
April 20, 2021 GMT
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) Two South Carolina men and a woman face charges in the 2014 shooting death of a 19-year-old man who was once a roommate of two of the suspects, law enforcement confirmed Tuesday.
Greenville County Sheriff Hobart Lewis said Kris Capatino, 47, of Easley; Destany Fields, 26, of Greenville; and Rahiem Griffin, 28, of Easley, were arrested Thursday in the death of Marquail Hellams, whose bullet-riddled body was found Jan. 31, 2014, news outlets reported.
Capatino and Fields face charges of murder and criminal conspiracy. Griffin was charged with murder, criminal conspiracy and possession of a weapon during a violent crime, the sheriff’s . All three are being held without bond at the Greenville County Detention Center. It was unknown if any of them have attorneys who could speak for them.
Sheriff: Internal probe clears deputies in fatal shooting
April 6, 2021 GMT
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) A South Carolina sheriff says an internal investigation has cleared deputies who shot and killed an armed man they were trying to arrest in February.
Greenville County Sheriff Hobart Lewis said in a YouTube video released on Sunday that all six deputies at the scene have been cleared in the Feb. 18 death of 39-year-old William Clayton Blackwell.
Four of the six fired at him, said Lt. Ryan Flood, the sheriff’s spokesman.
He said deputies had come to a mobile home to serve warrants accusing Blackwell of sex charges and child neglect. Blackwell came out with a pistol, ran behind the mobile home and got a magazine-fed rifle, Flood said.
Death investigation underway after 2 found dead inside home near Greenville Officials with the Greenville County Sheriffâs Office are investigating after two adults were found dead inside a home. (Source: Gray Media) By WYFF Web Staff | March 15, 2021 at 4:38 AM EDT - Updated March 15 at 4:38 AM
GREENVILLE, S.C. (WYFF/AP) - Officials with the Greenville County Sheriffâs Office are investigating after two adults were found dead inside a home.
Dispatchers received a 911 call around 2 p.m. Sunday about a woman who had been shot at a home along Oakdale Drive, deputies said.
When deputies arrived, they believed that at least one other person was still inside the home and SWAT was called in, according to the Greenville County Sheriffâs Office.