CRIME & SAFETY
Man on trial for 2019 Mount Pleasant murder of 60-year-old
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCSC) - A man accused of shooting and killing a 60-year-old woman in Mount Pleasant in 2019 is on trial more than five years after police found her shot dead inside her home. Friends and family of Ann Witherspoon packed the courtroom listening to days of testimony....
Coroner identifies 20-year-old victim in fatal Mount Pleasant collision
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCIV) — The person who was killed in a collision in Mount Pleasant last weekend has been identified by Charleston County Coroner Bobbi Jo O'Neal. Alana Conyers, 20, died Saturday, April 13 at 5:30 a.m. from injuries from a collision on Billy Swails Blvd, O'Neal said.
Woman fled traffic stop, caused collision on Rifle Range Road
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCBD) – Rifle Range Road near the Isle of Palms Connector was closed Wednesday night due to a vehicle collision caused by a fleeing suspect. An Isle of Palms Police officer attempted to stop a vehicle on the IOP Connector around 8:45 p.m., but the female driver fled. Due to department policy, […]
SC congressional candidate’s 18-year-old son charged with assault
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCSC) - The son of a state First Congressional District candidate was arrested earlier this week. Brooks Hampton Templeton, 18, is charged with first-degree assault and battery, jail records state. The charges stem from a Jan. 12 fight at a house party on Haddrell Street in Mount...
Coroner identifies man, 20, found inside burned vehicle in Ladson
LADSON, S.C. (WCBD) – The Charleston County Coroner’s Office released Wednesday the identification of a person found inside a burned vehicle in the Ladson area. The body of Omarion Brown, 20, was located inside a vehicle off Koester Road after deputies with the Charleston County Sheriff’s Office responded to reports of a vehicle fire late […]
6 Charleston County open missing person cases
CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) — According to the national missing persons database, there are 22 unsolved cases of missing persons in Charleston County dating back to 1974. Some of these cases are closed, or the person has been located; however, here are six open cases where loved ones have not been found. Daniel C Riggs […]
Tri-County law enforcement and organizations will assist the unsheltered on Saturday
SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (WCIV) — The sheriff's offices of the Tri-County are coming together with organizations, agencies, and churches to assist the unsheltered and low-income community. The Extending Branches event will take place on April 20 at Seacoast Church Summerville, 301 E 5th North St. in Summerville, from 1 p.m....
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