Law enforcement officials from both the Edgefield Police Department and the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call of naked man in the town of Edgefield around nine o’clock Saturday evening, Oct. 19. According to Edgefield Police Chief Ronnie Carter, the 46 year old Johnston man had apparently begun to undress at Edgefield Fuel […]
• Possibly Gang Related The Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office responded to a total of three fight calls in the early morning hours of Sunday, Oct. 13. According to a report filed by the ECSO, the first call, which was to the Thirty and Up Club on Hwy 23 West and included the report of gun […]
Drugs Found at Fox Creek High School Report of Elder Abuse Leads to Arrest Attempted Traffic Stops Leads to Car Crashing into Home Vandals Damage Equipment at US Fibers Drugs Found at Fox Creek High School Two Fox Creek High School students were charged with possession of drugs Thursday, Sept. 26, after a random search […]
The Johnston Police Department responded to a possible kidnapping call Tuesday night, Sept. 10. According to Investigator Lamaz Robinson of the JPD, who spoke with The Advertiser the following day, a Water Works Road resident called 911 around 9:00 Tuesday night to report that her grandson had been kidnapped. Inv. Robinson said the woman stated […]
What has been described as a vicious attack on a horse by a farrier is under investigation according to the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office. The alleged offense occurred Tuesday, Aug. 27, at a home on Cedar Creek Road in Edgefield. Jenny Jones, owner of the appaloosa horse in question told The Advertiser in an interview, […]
Not only will thieves steal your golf cart and vehicle, but apparently now they will steal the shed you put it under, too. According to a report filed by the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office, Saturday, August 24, a 24×21 car port was stolen from a residence on Hwy 25 North. The incident report states the […]
– Sentenced to 25 Years – Accused murderer, Fredrick Dale Harvey, Jr., 27, of Allendale, SC, pled guilty to voluntary manslaughter as part of a plea agreement, Wed., Aug. 14, at the Edgefield Court House. Harvey was originally charged with murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime for the […]
The Upper Savannah SC Works System is warning job seekers about scams after a victim who was interviewed and trained online sent money for “work materials” that were never received. The victim was contacted about a data entry specialist position through the SC Works Online Services (SCWOS) messaging system. “After reviewing your profile on SC […]
A fifteen-year-old Edgefield County girl was abducted Fri., Aug. 2, by her mother after the mother lost custody to the child’s paternal grandparents that same day. Reportedly, the child’s grandparents, with whom the child had resided for the past year, had sought and won an emergency temporary court order earlier on Friday placing the girl […]
Julius L. Rogers, the man charged in the June 13, 2013, Virgil Wall Road burglary in which over $12,000 worth of items including firearms was stolen, was sentenced Mon., Aug. 5, to 14 years in prison. Rogers pled guilty to Burglary 2nd Violent, a lesser charge than the original of Burglary 1st Violent. (The violent […]