Protesters gathered Monday afternoon outside the Ninth Circuit Solicitor’s Office calling for justice in the case of a man who died at the Al Cannon Detention Center in January.
Convicted murderer sentenced to 30 years in prison after trying to kidnap woman in Garden City Jeremiah Anthony Dicapua (Source: Georgetown County Detention Center) By WMBF News Staff | May 14, 2021 at 3:29 PM EDT - Updated May 14 at 3:30 PM
GEORGETOWN COUNTY, S.C. (WMBF) - A convicted murderer will now spend the next 30 years in prison after being found guilty in an attempted kidnapping case.
The 15th Circuit Solicitorâs Office said 70-year-old Jeremiah Anthony Dicapua, of Garden City Beach, was sentenced Friday.
Itâs the maximum sentence for that charge, according to Georgetown County deputy solicitor Alicia Richardson.
Georgetown County deputies said the attempted kidnapping incident occurred in June 2018, when a woman told authorities Dicapua got out of his vehicle and attempted to abduct her while she was jogging on South Waccamaw Drive.
15th Circuit Solicitorâs Office looking to add new positions through grants
15th Circuit Solicitor s Office applies for grants in hopes of adding new positions By Patrick Lloyd | May 13, 2021 at 7:39 PM EDT - Updated May 13 at 7:39 PM
CONWAY, S.C. (WMBF) - The 15th Circuit Solicitorâs Office is hoping to add new positions and maintain some current positions through grant money.
Two of the new positions Solicitor Jimmy Richardson is hoping to add to his team are video and audio editors who can help redact certain parts of body camera footage that might have sensitive information like the identity of a confidential informant.
Updated: 12:41 PM EDT May 6, 2021 Two Laurens County women were arrested after a woman they were in charge of caring for was left strapped to a toilet for nearly eight hours, according to arrest warrants. Mariquita Antionetta McGowan, 35, and Jasmine Lariane Tomika Carter, 25, were each charged with neglect of a vulnerable adult.The women were arrested Wednesday in connection with the incident that happened at Whitten Center in Clinton, according to the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division. (Video above: Morning headlines) The Whitten Center is a residential facility of the South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs, according to its website. Both McGowan and Carter were employees of the facility and the victim was a resident, according to arrest warrants. An arrest warrant said McGowan strapped the woman to the toilet using the toilet pelvic position device at about 10:40 p.m. on Nov. 23, 20202 and never went back to check on her. The warrant said the
41 neglected dogs removed from training business in Kershaw County
41 neglected dogs removed from training business in Kershaw County By Jazmine Greene | May 4, 2021 at 10:09 PM EDT - Updated May 6 at 10:45 AM
CAMDEN, S.C. (WIS) - The Kershaw County Sheriff’s Office has removed 41 dogs they say were neglected from a training business in Camden.
Deputies say they executed a consensual search of the property on Bradley Road at the request of Kershaw County Animal Control.
During the search, deputies said 41 dogs were found to be living in unacceptable conditions.
Officials say the health conditions of each dog varied.
Each animal has been returned to its owners, according to reports. They are all safe and are being treated as needed.