Thursday, May 17, 2012
A North Charleston man who pleaded guilty to five area bank robberies between July 2010 and June 2011 was sentenced to more than 12 years in prison Thursday
Kelvin Barton, 37, of North Charleston was sentenced to more than 12 years in prison Thursday by District Court Judge Richard M. Gergel, according to a press release from U.S. Attorney Bill Nettles. Barton pleaded guilty on Feb. 27 to the armed robbery of five Charleston area banks between July 2010 and June 2011. Barton was charged with robbing the National Bank of South Carolina at 616 N. Main St., Summerville, on July 23, 2010; the South Carolina State Credit Union at 6750 Rivers Avenue in North Charleston on Sept. 2, 2010; the National Bank of South Carolina at 1870 Sam Rittenberg Blvd., Charleston, on April 5, 2011; the SunTrust Bank at 8610 Dorchester Road, North Charleston, on May 27, 2011; and the First Federal Bank at 3628 …
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Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Tuesday sweep with Summerville Police and Dorchester County deputies leads to 12 arrests.
Alleged drug dealers are in custody after a three-month investigation led to their arrests Tuesday. The Dorchester County Metro Narcotics Unit, which consists of detectives of the Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office and the Summerville Police Department, conducted two search warrants on two adjacent properties Tuesday. The locations were 185 and 187 Pigeon Bay Road. The search warrants, dubbed Operation Sandlot, was a result of a three-month investigation on the illegal drug and liquor sales occurring on the two properties. Twelve were arrested in the sweep. The investigation was initiated by multiple controlled buys utilizing confidential informants. The Charleston County Sheriff’s Office Aviation Unit, The Charleston Regional DEA Task …
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185 Pidgeon Bay Rd, Summerville, SC
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Summerville woman's husband says, "long way to go."
A Sangaree Elementary crossing guard is in fair condition at the Medical University of South Carolina, a week after she was hit by a truck driven by a Goose Creek teen. Natalie Boles, 35, of Summerville, is slowly recovering. Her husband, Travis Boles, spoke with the media Tuesday. "She is in and out. She even jokes a bit. She has a long way to go, and it's going to be a long time before we get the real Natalie back," Travis Boles told the Post and Courier. Read more about Boles progress in the Post and Courier report. The driver was ticketed for disobeying a school guard directing traffic, which comes with a $225 fine and four points on her driving record. The Berkeley County School District is reaching out to the S.C. Highway Patrol for…
Lowcountry first responders hone multi-jurisdictional skills with Tuesday's simulated disaster in Westcott.
NORTH CHARLESTON — Here's the scene: there has been an explosion at a nightclub in the Lowcountry. There are hundreds of burn victims. That was Tuesday's simulated disaster exercise that brought in more than 15 Lowcountry emergency responder teams to Westcott's amenity building on Patriot Boulevard. Results of the exercise — where responders excelled and where improvements are needed — will not be reviewed for another month, according to Dorchester County Emergency Management Director Mario Formisano, who was on scene in multiple roles for the exercise. Formisano said the exercise tests inter-operational communication, incident management and triage by agencies. A similar exercise by S.C. Emergency Management Division was held last …
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
The Charleston County Sheriff's deputies announced a body had been found in a car near a West Ashley shopping center Tuesday afternoon.
The Charleston County Sheriff's Office and the Charleston County Coroner are investigating a body found in a car near Church Creek Shopping Center Tuesday afternoon, according to a statement released by Public Information Officer Maj. James Brady. Brady said foul play was not suspected. He added that the body is not connected to the Gayle McCaffrey case.
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Young man pleads guilty in 2011 death of Ladson woman.
A 20-year-old man faces up to 35 years in prison following a guilty plea Monday for charges stemming from a deadly July 2011 DUI crash that killed a 72-year-old grandmother. Samuel McCauley, tearful and apologetic, accepted blame in court for a drunken crash on the Interstate 26 off-ramp at the crosstown that killed Ladson woman Eleanor Caperton. He was traveling the wrong way on the ramp at the time of the accident. "No one deserves to die the way I killed Eleanor Caperton," McCauley said. "I wish it was me that had died that night, but I can’t change what happened. ... I am and will forever be sorry." McCauley, 19 at the time, did not remember the events immediately leading up to the crash, but he reportedly asked a police officer to …
Michael Dean Daniel was arrested in March for an alleged incident with a Fort Dorchester High softball player in 2010.
NORTH CHARLESTON — A former Fort Dorchester High softball volunteer assistant coach has been accused of sexually assaulting a player in 2010, while he was still in that position. Michael Dean Daniel, 42, was arrested and charged with criminal sexual misconduct with a minor in March 7. He is out on bond. According to the North Charleston Police incident report, the victim said two years ago this summer Daniel allegedly sexually assaulted her while driving her to her friend's house. She was on the Fort Dorchester High softball team. In addition to being her assistant coach, Daniel was also described as a family friend in the report. According to the report, the victim alleges this was one of multiple incidents. When asked why she hadn't …
Monday, May 14, 2012
Homeland Security exercise will gather Lowcountry EMS, fire, law enforcement and hospitals for live mass casualty incident Tuesday in North Charleston.
NORTH CHARLESTON — S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control District 7, in conjunction with EMS, fire departments, law enforcement, coroners and all Charleston area hospitals will conduct a live, mass causality incident readiness exercise. District 7 includes the tricounty region. The exercise will be conducted on Tuesday, May 15. The initial “dispatch notification” of the incident will take place at 10 a.m. The simulated disaster is being staged at the Amenity Center in The Farm at Wescott Plantation located at 9501 Patriot Boulevard in North Charleston. This exercise is being conducted in accordance with criteria established by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. This exercise is designed to evaluate the on scene …
Dubose Middle teacher accused of inappropriately touching and soliciting a minor receives $40,000 bond.
ABC News 4 reports the Dubose Middle teacher accused of of inappropriately touching and soliciting a minor received a $40,000 bond Saturday. According to News 4, 49-year-old William Albert Gould Brown said: "I know the truth's going to come out." Click here to read more about what allegedly occured between Brown and his student, and what the student's family says. Brown was arrested Friday.
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Friday, May 11, 2012
Dorchester County deputies have arrested William Albert Brown of Summerville for alleged assault and soliciting minor as teacher at Dubose Middle.
Dorchester County deputies have arrested a man they say committed criminal solicitation of and inappropriately touched a minor as a teacher at Dubose Middle. William Albert Brown, 49, of Summerville was arrested Friday after a Thursday incident was brought to the authorities, according to Dorchester County Sheriff's Office PIO Maj. John Garrison. According to the office, deputies received a call about a Dubose Middle teacher making inappropriate comments to a 14-year-old student. Investigators discovered the student was also allegedly touched in an inappropriate manner. Brown is charged with assault second degree and criminal solicitation of a minor. This matter is still under investigation.
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Cold War Vet
6:56 pm on Thursday, May 17, 2012
He should have been sentenced to 25 years for EACH armed robbery, plus time for violating his supervised release. Shame on the judge for not sentencing to to at least 125 years in prison. more ›