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Ridgeland man gets 25 years after handing drugs to police during traffic stop
RIDGELAND, S.C. (WCIV) — A man from Ridgeland who was pulled over for a broken brake light and handed law enforcement a bag of drugs during the traffic stop was sentenced to 25 years in prison. Kenneth Crivan Mitchell, 32, was found guilty Tuesday by a Jasper County General...
Fatal Accident on Jefferies Boulevard
A single vehicle accident occurred on North Jefferies Blvd., Thursday afternoon May 15th. The SUV left the roadway and struck a tree and power pole. The male driver suffered multiple traumatic injuries and was unconscious in the vehicle. Colleton County Fire-Rescue, the City of Walterboro Fire Department and Police Responded. Fire Rescue treated the man at the scene, then transported him to Colleton Medical Center. The driver did not survive his injuries. The Walterboro Police Dept. is investigating the crash.
Cracked windshield leads to Ridgeland man's ten-year prison sentence
A traffic stop about four years ago led to a Ridgeland man facing 10 years in prison after being found guilty on drug charges May 15 in Jasper County General Sessions Court, according to the 14th Circuit Solicitor's Office. Derrick Leddisse Tuten, 35, was found guilty Wednesday of manufacturing methamphetamine...
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