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Arrest reports listed below are public record and have been provided by local law enforcement agencies. All persons named are presumed innocent until their cases are determined in a court of law.

The woman accused of shooting Springfield Police Chief Adam Evans is now facing charges in three counties, including for another shooting and child abandonment.  …

Arrest reports listed below are public record and have been provided by local law enforcement agencies. All persons named are presumed innocent until their cases are determined in a court of law.

A police chief is recovering at home and a suspect is in custody after a shooting prompted a statewide Blue Alert and multi-agency manhunt. Springfield Police Chief Adam Evans is home recovering …

Arrest reports listed below are public record and have been provided by local law enforcement agencies. All persons named are presumed innocent until their cases are determined in a court of law.

A shooting reported at a Williston convenience store earlier this month remains under investigation, according to an incident report from the Williston Police Department. Officers were …

A Barnwell man has been charged in connection with the alleged sexual assault of a child, according to the Barnwell County Sheriff’s Office and court records. Donnell Dwayne Breeland, 50, of …

Arrest reports listed below are public record and have been provided by local law enforcement agencies. All persons named are presumed innocent until their cases are determined in a court of law. …

A shooting in Snelling on Sunday evening turned deadly. On Sunday, April 12, the Barnwell County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) responded to a shooting incident in the town limits of Snelling around …

Arrest reports listed below are public record and have been provided by local law enforcement agencies. All persons named are presumed innocent until their cases are determined in a court of law. …

Arrest reports listed below are public record and have been provided by local law enforcement agencies. All persons named are presumed innocent until their cases are determined in a court of law. …

Arrest reports listed below are public record and have been provided by local law enforcement agencies. All persons named are presumed innocent until their cases are determined in a court of law.

A reported firearm incident on March 12 at approximately 9 a.m. prompted law enforcement to respond to Barnwell High School (BHS). However, no firearm was located on campus, according to an incident …

Arrest reports listed below are public record and have been provided by local law enforcement agencies. All persons named are presumed innocent until their cases are determined in a court of law. …

Arrest reports listed below are public record and have been provided by local law enforcement agencies. All persons named are presumed innocent until their cases are determined in a court of law.

A 61-year-old Barnwell man is beginning the long process of recovery after being struck by a vehicle in a hit-and-run crash last month on Ellenton Street. Barnwell County dispatch received a …

A Barnwell County couple suffered serious injuries after being attacked by multiple individuals during a gathering early last month, according to the Barnwell County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO). One …

Arrest reports listed below are public record and have been provided by local law enforcement agencies. All persons named are presumed innocent until their cases are determined in a court of law.

COLUMBIA, S.C. —Demetrius McIlwain, 51, of Williston, has pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm. Evidence obtained in the investigation revealed deputies with the Kershaw …

Two individuals have been charged following a reported assault on a child in Williston, according to the Barnwell County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO). The incident allegedly occurred Feb. 16 at …

Arrest reports listed below are public record and have been provided by local law enforcement agencies. All persons named are presumed innocent until their cases are determined in a court of law.

HAMPTON, SC (Feb. 18, 2026) – An Allendale man responsible for his front-seat passenger’s death in a drunken-driving collision has been sent to prison. Craig Martell Priester, 44, of …

Arrest reports listed below are public record and have been provided by local law enforcement agencies. All persons named are presumed innocent until their cases are determined in a court of law.

In September 2018, a Barnwell County native assaulted former Barnwell police officer Arielle Griffin while she was pregnant, according to incident reports. Criminal charges were filed in connection …

Devonte Maurice Akins , 36, of 66 Perryclear Drive, Beaufort, S.C., was arrested on Feb. 4, 2026, by the Barnwell County Sheriff’s Office for failure to appear. Akins was booked and released to the …

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