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CRIME & SAFETY
Photos released of man after crime at Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, car dealership, police say
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. — Police in South Carolina are looking for a man after what they say he did at a car dealership in Myrtle Beach. (Above video is the Friday morning headlines for July 26, 2024.) Horry County Police Department officers released photos of the man they believed...
Man pleads guilty to voluntary manslaughter in deadly shooting at Donny’s Saloon in Myrtle Beach
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — A man who recently had a mistrial declared in a deadly 2021 shooting at a Myrtle Beach bar pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter last week, according to the 15th Circuit Solicitor’s Office. Jermaine Gattison pleaded guilty on July 16 and was sentenced to eight years in prison, the solicitor’s office […]
‘Needle in a haystack’: Horry County solicitor on Heather Elvis’ body ever being found
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — Just days after Angel Vause admitted to lying to investigators in the Brittanee Drexel case, Horry County’s top prosecutor shared his thoughts about another one of the county’s most high-profile cases — the Heather Elvis case, and whether or not he thinks her body will be found. Heather Elvis, then […]
Coach remembers Patrick Henry High student shot and killed in Myrtle Beach
ROANOKE, Va. – A community is in mourning after a Roanoke teen was shot and killed in Myrtle Beach. He was in the area to play in a basketball tournament over the weekend. 16-year-old Jakolbi Taylor was a part of the basketball team at Patrick Henry High, according to Head Boys Basketball Coach Jack Esworthy.
Horry County Police Department seizes more than $1M worth of fentanyl, $20K in cash
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — A monthslong Horry County Police Department investigation centered around the sale of narcotics in the Bucksport area resulted in more than $1 million worth of fentanyl being pulled off the street, authorities said on Wednesday. Craig Anderson, 60, and Shaneka Latha Richardson, 42, face a number of charges including trafficking […]
Myrtle Beach police officer fractured woman’s arm, department denied her medical care for hours, lawsuit claims
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — A Myrtle Beach police officer fractured a woman’s arm while she was handcuffed, with the department then denying her medical care for more than two hours as she cried out in pain, a newly filed lawsuit claims. Paytan Taylor is suing the city and police department on grounds of negligence, […]
News13 investigates: John-Paul Miller and the path to ‘Mica’s Law’
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — For the first time, News13 is hearing from Solid Rock Church pastor John-Paul Miller in a wide-ranging interview with our network partner NewsNation about his relationship with his late wife Mica. John-Paul, who has refused to talk to News13 specifically several times, spoke in the interview about abuse allegations and […]
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