Crime

Dillon, S.C. – November 17, 2025 – Treyon McLellan pleaded guilty to two counts of Voluntary Manslaughter and one count of Possession of a Weapon During the Commission of a…

The Latta Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying this individual. This suspect broke into a local business last night. Any information, please call the Latta Police Department…

The Dillon Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance in locating Joatur Delee Blakely, who is wanted in connection with a homicide that occurred on Monday, November 3, 2025, at…

Dillon County Coroner Donnie Grimsley identified the victim at the 24-Hour Spot in Dillon as Burnie Ray Townsend, a 52-year-old male from Dillon County. He was sent for an autopsy…

At approximately 8 a.m. this morning, an altercation occurred at the 24 Hour Spot, located on Hwy. 301 South in Dillon, according to City of Dillon Police Chief David Lane….

The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) charged Jamison Antwan Jones, 34, with Inflicting Great Bodily Injury Upon a Child on Tuesday, September 30, 2025. The Dillon County Sheriff’s Office…

On September 7th, 2025, Deputies responded to McLeod of Dillon in reference to a victim with multiple gunshot wounds. The victim was pronounced deceased moments later. The victim was identified…

By Betsy Finklea The Dillon County News, LLC Two people who are accused of passing counterfeit money at stores in the area were arrested by the Lake View Police Department…

The Dillon County Sheriff’s Office is on Smutherman Drive going door to door and canvassing the area trying to obtain information about the death of Darrick Lamont Jones, age 48,…

On September 7th, 2025, Deputies responded to McLeod of Dillon in reference to a victim with multiple gunshot wounds. The victim was pronounced deceased moments later. The victim in this…

On Wednesday, August 27th, 2025 Law Enforcement with Dillon County Sheriff’s Animal Protective Services were handing a situation in the Riverdale area of Dillon County, while doing so Law Enforcement…

On September 7th, 2025, Deputies responded to McLeod of Dillon in reference to a victim with multiple gunshot wounds. The victim was pronounced deceased moments later. The victim was identified…

Dillon County Coroner Donnie Grimsley reports that the identity of the man killed in a shooting on Smutherman Drive on Sunday is Darrick Jones, a 48-year-old male from Dillon County….

On 08/16/2025 Deputy Jamison McAllister stopped a car traveling on Kentyre Rd. at a rate of speed higher than the posted 35mph limit. At this time a traffic stop was…

Note: Readers are cautioned to remember that opening statements are assertions made by the attorneys about what they will attempt to prove about the incident and are not evidence. Evidence…

Florence County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an officer involved shooting incident which occurred August 4, 2025 in Dillon County, SC at the request of the Dillon County Sheriff’s Office and…

On the morning of July 28th, 2025 at approximately 12:15 a.m., deputies were dispatched to 1602 McNeil St.(Sunflower Apartments) in the Newtown area of Dillon County in reference to a…

A man has been arrested in a stabbing that occurred at Sunflower Apartments in Dillon shortly after midnight. Johnny Sendropolis Leach was arrested for stabbing the victim. He is charged…