Marion Man Charged in 4 1/2 Year Old Murder
On June 17, 2025, Diamantae Karon Currie (25 yoa) of Marion was charged with the murder of Mr. Demetrik Tywan White on November 12, 2020. The incident occurred in the…
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Latta Man Charged With Third Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct With A Minor and Disseminating Obscene Material To A Minor 12 Years of Age or Younger
From The Marion County Sheriff’s Office The Marion County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division has arrested Christopher Duane Davis, 43 years old of Latta. Davis is charged with Criminal Sexual…
Attorney General Alan Wilson Announces Dillon Woman Charged With Defrauding Medicaid Of More Than $10,000
COLUMBIA, S.C. – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that his office’s Vulnerable Adults and Medicaid Provider Fraud unit (VAMPF) has arrested Stephanie Lauren Lovette, 45 years old, of…
Dillon County Man Arrested On Outstanding Warrants For First Degree Burglary, Theft of Controlled Substance
The Marlboro County Sheriff’s Office has apprehended Richard Jay Lane on an outstanding warrant for Burglary in the 1st degree and theft of a controlled substance. With assistance from the…
Arrests Made In Theft Of Bush Hog and Kubota Tractor
From the Marlboro County Sheriff’s Office Deputies from the Marlboro County Sheriff’s Office responded to a reported theft of a Kubota tractor and bush hog from a residence located on…
Arrest Made In Recent Shooting In Newtown
FROM THE DILLON COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE An arrest has been made in a recent shooting in Newtown. On April 23rd, 2025 around 8:33 p.m., Deputies were dispatched to Lockemy Highway…
Jaremy Smith Sentenced to Life in Prison for New Mexico State Officer’s Murder
EDITOR’S NOTE: Jaremy Smith is also charged in the Phonesia Miandra (Machado) Machado-Fore. Her body was found in Dillon County. ALBUQUERQUE (APRIL 21, 2025) – Jaremy Smith has been sentenced…
SLED Charges 11 Men In Dillon and Marion Counties Following Dogfighting Investigation
SLED charged 11 men in Dillon and Marion Counties following a dogfighting investigation. The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) charged the following subjects on Wednesday, April 2, 2025: –…
Attorney General Announces “Triple Crown” State Grand Jury Investigation Top Target Convicted and Sentenced to 32 Years In Prison
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced today that Marlo Jackson was convicted in the “Triple Crown” investigation on Thursday, March 27, 2025. Jackson was found guilty after a bench…
Dillon County Sheriff’s Office Joins Forces With Local And State Law Enforcement To Conduct Special Operations
From The Dillon County Sheriff’s Office On 03/20/2025, the Dillon County Sheriff’s Office joined forces with local and state law enforcement agencies in order to conduct special operations within Dillon…
FBI Marks the 75th Anniversary of the FBI’S ‘Ten Most Wanted Fugitives’ List
On Friday, Special Agent in Charge Steve Jensen, marks the FBI’s commemoration of the 75th Anniversary of the “Ten Most Wanted Fugitives” list. This initiative is designed to publicize particularly…
Drug Investigation Leads Two Arrests
FROM THE DILLON COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE A drug investigation led to the seizure of firearms, drugs as well as the arrest of two suspects. On Friday, March 7th, 2025, law…
Domestic Violence Call Leads To Arrest On Multiple Charges
From The Dillon County Sheriff’s Office On March 3rd, 2025, Dillon County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the Lake View area of Dillon County, in reference to a domestic violence call…
Latta Police Make Arrest In Hit and Run; Seeking Second Suspect
On February 21, 2025, units with the Latta Police Department and Dillon County EMS responded to the carwash near the intersection of S. Richardson Street and Main Street in reference…
Latta Police Seeking Information On Hit and Run
From the Latta Police Department Latta PD is actively looking for a 2018 Kia Sportage that was possibly involved in a hit and run this afternoon near the intersection of…
Latta Man Arrested In Thanksgiving Day Murder in Marion County
An arrest has been made in the November 28, 2024, murder of 44-year-old Charlie White on Bluff Road in Marion County. Jame’Al Se’Quan Legette, 36 years old of Latta, has…
Third Arrest Made In Marion County Homicide
A third arrest has been made in the homicide of 17-year-old Desmond Dayshawn Drew that occurred on Willie Hodge Road in Marion County on the afternoon of Friday, January 3,…
Dog Death Reported To Dillon City Police
The City of Dillon Police Department received a report that a dog that appeared to be less than one year old was found dead at the intersection of South First…