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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 16, 2018

SC Sheriff: Detective "Hanging on to Life" After Shooting

Tolson said Det. Mike Doty was "very critically" wounded during a 3:31 a.m. gunfight with the suspect. He addressed the public, saying, "We need your continued prayers." He added that York County law enforcement appreciated the outpouring of support from the community.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 16, 2018

Video: 4 SC Officers Shot at Domestic Violence Call, 2 Helicoptered to Hospital

The conditions of the wounded law enforcement officers have not been released. York County SO public information officer Trent Farris asked the public to keep the officer and deputies in their prayers at a press conference.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 2, 2018

Video: SC Woman Escapes Cuffs, Steals Squad Car

A South Carolina woman accused of stealing multiple vehicles and wrecking them, including a Sumter County Sheriff's Office patrol car, was denied bond Thursday.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 28, 2017

Fearing They are Outgunned, Some SC Troopers Buying Rifles

Col. Chris Williamson, commander of the S.C. Highway Patrol, recently confirmed that some front-line troopers wanted the more effective rifles so badly for potential confrontations that about 50 have bought their own in the past couple of years.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 25, 2017

Video: “Something Had to be Done,” Says Homeless Man who Helped SC Officer Under Attack

"She's a woman slammed to the ground and she's an officer...I saw her belongings hit the ground,” Turmon said. “She'd done everything she could...It was going to get ugly, ya know? Something had to be done.”

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 21, 2017

Video: Good Samaritan Helps SC Officer Subdue Resisting Suspect

Brown resisted arrest, even after the officer used a TASER and OC spray on him, the video shows. At one point the officer was knocked to the ground, and that's when a civilian tackled the suspect. Brown was taken into custody.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 11, 2017

SC Highway Patrol Seeking to Equip Troopers With Rifles

"From the highway patrol standpoint, we've already decided that this is a necessity," he said. "We're just hoping that the budget request is honored."

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 11, 2017

SC Officer Killed in Single-Car Accident

A Johnston, SC, police officer was killed Friday night in a single-vehicle accident. Corporal James Eric Chapman was responding to an emergency call at the time of the accident.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 7, 2017

Former SC Officer Slager Sentenced to 20 years for Fatal OIS

Former South Carolina police officer Michael Slager was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in prison for the deadly shooting of Walter Scott.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 7, 2017

Judge Rules Former SC Officer Slager Committed Murder in 2015 OIS

U.S. District Judge David Norton will announce the amount of time Slager will serve within the range of 19 to 24 years later today. The former officer could have faced life in prison.

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