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'Large amount' of drugs found in home near school leads to arrest of Greenville man, police say

'Large amount' of drugs found in home near school leads to arrest of Greenville man, police say
FEW AND IT’S. DESTINY: BREAKING NEWS. FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP IS CALLING FOR THE IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF THE FEDERAL WARRANT TO SEARCH MAR-A-LAGO. PATRICK: TRUMP’S CALL COMES AFTER ATTORNEY GENERAL MERRICK GARLAND SAYS HE APPROVED THE DECISION TO SEEK THAT WARRANT. THE SEARCH BY FBI AGENTS, WITH TRUMP’S ATTORNEYS PRESENT HAPPENED ON MONDAY. THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ASKED A COURT TO UNSEAL THE WARRANT YESTERDAY. THEN OVERNIGHT, TRUMP RELEASED A STATEMENT, SAYING HE WAS ENCOURAGING THE RELEASE OF THE DOCUMENTS. GARLAND SAID THE SEARCH WARRANT WAS PART OF AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION INTO THE DISCOVERY OF CLASSIFIED WHITE HOUSE RECORDS RECOVERED FROM MARALAGO EARLIER THIS YEAR. >> I PERSONALLY APPROVED THE DECISION TO SEEK A SEARCH WARRANT IN THIS MATTER. SECOND, THE DEPARTMENT DOES NOT TAKE SUCH A DECISION LIGHTLY. DESTINY: ACCORDING TO NBC NEWS, TRUMP RECEIVED A SUBPOENA IN THE SPRING, AFTER BEING ACCUSED OF FAILING TO TURN OVER SOME DOCUMENTS WHEN HE RETURNED 15 BOXES OF OTHERS TAKEN FROM THE WHITE HOUSE. TRUMP AND HIS LEGAL TEAM HAVE UNTIL 3:00 THIS AFTERNOON, TO FORMALLY RESPOND IN COURT TO THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT’S FILING. PATRICK: IN GREENVILLE, A TRAIN DERAILED LEAVING SEVERAL CARS , OFF THE TRACK. OFFICIALS SAY IT COULD TAKE, A WEEK, TO CLEAN EVERYTHING UP. THIS IS AN EXCLUSIVE LOOK FROM SKY 4, IT HAPPENED AROUND EIGHT -- 8:00 IN THE MORNING ON BUNCOMBE ROAD AT OLD BUNCOMBE ROAD. THAT’S IN THE POE MILL AREA. NORFOLK SOUTHERN SAYS THREE TANKERS DERAILED. BUT THEY DID NOT CONTAIN ANY HAZARDOUS MATERIALS. SURROUNDING STREETS AND PART OF THE SWAMP RABBIT TRAIL WILL BE CLOSED WHILE THE CARS ARE CUT UP AND REMOVED. DESTINY: WITH STUDENTS RETURNING TO CLASS NEXT WEEK, GREENVILLE COUNTY SCHOOLS RELEASED ITS COVID PROTOCOLS FOR THIS UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR. CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS WILL CONTINUE FROM LAST YEAR. FOR EXAMPLE, IF A CHILD HAS A COVID-19 SYMPTOM THEY NEED TO , STAY HOME AND CAN RETURN TO SCHOOL WITH A NEGATIVE COVID TEST OR DOCTOR’S NOTE. IF A CHILD TESTS POSITIVE THEY , MAY RETURN TO SCHOOL ON DAY SIX WEARING A MASK IF THEIR SYMPTOMS ARE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVING. FOR A FULL LIST GUIDELINES HEAD TO WYFF4.COM. PATRICK: GREENVILLE COUNTY SCHOOLS NAMED THE TEACHER OF THE YEAR YESTERDAY MORNING. DESTINY: WENDY FRANS RECEIVED THE DISTRICT’S HIGHEST TEACHING HONOR. SHE TEACHES FIFTH GRADE AT BRUSHY CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. WHERE SHE HAS BEEN TEACHING FOR 20 YEARS. SHE SAYS SEVERAL OF HER STUDENTS HAVE GONE ON TO BE TEACHERS AS WELL, TWO OF THEM IN GREENVILLE COUNTY. THIS WAS HER MESSAGE TO HER FELLOW EDUCATORS. >> KEEP RISING, KEEP GETTING UP EVERY DAY. KEEP SEEING THE VALUE IN EVERY STUDENT. KEEP DEMANDING EXCELLENCE FROM EVERY STUDENT. KEEP YOUR EXPECTATIONS HIGH. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE SOMEONE SUPPORTING YOU, FIND A PERSON IN YOUR LIFE WHO CAN SUPPORT YOU. DESTINY: ALSO RECOGNIZE, TO EMERGING TEACHERS OF THE DAY, -- OF THE YEAR, CAIT MCMANAWAY AT FORK SHOALS, AND KATHERINE WEST. AT GREENVILLE MIDDLE. DESTINY: IT’S THE 6TH ANNUAL Q-L’S BACK 2 SCHOOL BLOCK PARTY. 96.3 THE BLOCK. B-93.7. AND ABSOLUTE TOTAL CARE ARE HOSTING THESE EVENTS. DESTINY: THE FIRST PARTY WILL BE AUGUST 13 AT THE STERLING SATURDAY, COMMUNITY CENTER IN GREENVILLE FROM 12:00 TO 3:00 P.M. CO-HOSTED BY PASTOR AVENTER GRAY. ORGANIZERS SAY THERE WILL BE CHANCES TO WIN SWAG BAGS, LAPTOPS & ALEXA DEVICES. THERE WILL ALSO BE T-SHIRTS, SCHOOL SUPPLIES, COMMUNITY RESOURCES, GIFT CARDS, ITALIAN ICE AND FOOD. PATRICK: THE SECOND CELEBRATION WILL BE AUGUST 14 AT THE SUNDAY, CCWOODSON COMMUNITY CENTER IN SPARTANBURG FROM 2 TO -- 2:00 TO 5:00 P.M. CO-HOSTED BY THE MAYOR OF SPARTANBURG, JEROME RICE. ORGANIZERS SAY THE BACK 2 SCHOOL BLOCK PARTY IS ALL ABOUT GIVING BACK TO OUR YOUTH. DESTINY: HAPPENING TODAY, THE LAURENS COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE IS HOLDING IT’S ANNUAL SCHOOL SUPPLY COLLECTION DRIVE. THE DRIVE IS BEING HELD AT THE LAURENS CHICK-FIL-A ON EAST MAIN STREET, FROM 9:00 THIS MORNING UNTIL 2:00 THIS AFTERNOON. DEPUTIES WILL BE THERE, FILLING A CRUISER WITH SUPPLIES FOR LAURENS COUNTY CHILDREN IN NEED. THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE TELLS US, CHICK-FIL-A HAS SPECIAL TREATS FOR PEOPLE WHO MAKE DONATIONS. YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION ON OUR ACTIVE SCHOOL GUIDE ON WYFF4.COM, AS WELL AS OUR MOBILE APP. INFORMATION ABOUT UPCOMING SCHOOL SUPPLY GIVEAWAYS AS WELL , AS VACCINATION INFORMATION FOR THE CAROLINAS AND GEORGIA. WE HAVE REMINDERS ABOUT SCHOOL BUS LAWS AS WELL AS SCHOOL ZONE , DRIVING TIPS. YOUR TIME IS 6:51. HOUSE LAWMAKERS ARE EXPECTED TO VOTE ON THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT TODAY. PATRICK: THAT PROPOSAL IS JUST A FRACTION OF PRESIDENT BIDEN’S ORIGINAL $4 TRILLION SOCIAL AND CLIMATE BILL. AMY: IF THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT PASSES AS EXPECTED, IT WILL BE THE LARGEST INVESTMENT IN CLIMATE CHANGE IN U.S. HISTORY AND COULD HELP FIGHT RISING COSTS. THE PACKAGE HAS LONG BEEN PUSHED BY DEMOCRATS, WITH MEASURES THAT WOULD ALSO LOWER PRESCRIPTION DRUG PRICES, INCLUDING A $2,000 DOLLAR OUT OF POCKET MAX AND FREE VACCINATIONS FOR THOSE ON MEDICARE. THERE’S ALSO HELP TO PAY FOR PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE FOR MILLIONS OF AMERICANS AND , REBATES AND TAX CREDIT FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES AND CLEAN ENERGY MANUFACTURING. THE BILL IS EXPECTED TO GENERATE ABOUT OVER THE NEXT DECADE, IN $300 BILLION EXTRA MONEY TO HELP PAY DOWN THE FEDERAL DEFICIT. THAT’S SOMETHING ECONOMISTS SAY WILL HELP COOL DOWN INFLATION, DESPITE REPUBLICANS DISAGREEING. >> LEAVING AMERICANS WITH HIGHER ELECTRIC BILLS, HIGHER GAS PRICES AND MORE DEPENDENCE ON FOREIGN COUNTRIES THAT DO NOT LIKE US. >> ALL OF THIS IS GOING TO BE DONE WHILE LOWERING THE DEFICIT, WHICH WILL ALSO HELP RELEASE PRESSURE ON THE ECONOMY. IT WILL BE PAID FOR BY MAKING SURE THAT WE ENFORCE THE TAX LAWS ON THE BOOKS. AMY: A LARGE PORTION OF THE BILL IS BEING PAID FOR BY A 15% TAX ON CORPORATIONS, AS WELL AS HELP TO THE IRS TO CRACK DOWN ON TAX EVASIONS. PATRICK: THANK YOU. THE GREENVILLE DRIVE AND THE BLOOD CONNECTION HAVE ONCE AGAIN PARTNERED THIS SUMMER TO HOLD BLOOD DRIVES AHEAD OF BASEBALL GAMES. THIS IS A LIVE LOOK AT FLUOR FIELD. THIS IS BEING HELD AT THE NEW DISTRICT 356 ENTERTAINMENT AREA NEXT TO FLUOR FIELD. TODAY IS THE LAST BLOOD DRIVE THIS SEASON AND THEY HAVE A BIG GOAL, 356 PINTS TO HONOR SHOELESS JOE JACKSON’S LIFETIME BATTING AVERAGE. YOU CAN MAKE AN APPOINTMENT ON THE BLOOD CONNECTION. ORG WEBSITE AND WALK-UPS WILL ALSO BE ACCEPTED. IT RUNS FROM 11:00 UNTIL 6:00 TONIGHT AND FIRST PITCH FOR THE DRIVE GAME, IS AT 7:05. DONORS WILL RECEIVE A SHIRT AND TWO TICKETS TO A FUTURE DRIVE GAME. DESTINY: CONTINUED FALLOUT. OF THE FAILED PANTHERS PRACTICE FACILITY PROJECT. THE CITY OF ROCK HILL, YORK COUNTY AND OTHERS COULD GET ANY BACK. GT REAL ESTATE IS OWNED BY THE TEAM’S OWNER DAVID TEPPER. , IT SUBMITTED A PLAN YESTERDAY. IT INCLUDES PAYING CONTRACTORS WHO WORKED ON THE SITE MORE THAN $60 MILLION. YORK COUNTY WOULD GET MORE THAN 21 MILLION DOLLARS. ROCK HILL, AT LEAST $20 MILLION. THE REAL ESTATE COMPANY PLANS TO SELL THE SITE OF THE PROJECT TO PAY THE CITY. THE PLAN IS PENDING COURT APPROVAL. PATRICK: NEW RIDES, RESTAURANTS AND ATTRACTIONS WERE JUST ANNOUNCED AT CAROWINDS. ITS PART OF THE PARK’S 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION IN 2023. IT’S CALLED AERO-NAUTICA LANDING, AND WILL BE FLIGHT THEMED. DO NOT GET SICK. THE PARK HASN’T SAID WHAT KIND OF NEW RIDES YET, BUT THERE WILL BE FIVE OF THEM. THERE WILL ALSO BE A NEW RESTAURANT WITH CRAFT BEER. AERONAUTICA LANDING WILL BE READY IN THE SPRING. DESTINY: LET’S GET A CHECK ON AVERAGE UPSTATE GAS PRICES. ACCORDING TO AAA, A GALLON IN GREENVILLE IS $3.45. SPARTANBURG, $3.52. ONE DIGIT MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE. ONE WAY TO SAVE MONEY ON GAS RIDE A HORSE. ,PATRICK: JOHNNIE MOUBRAY OF GREENVILLE RODE HIS HORSE, DAN, TO HIS DOCTOR’S APPOINTMENT. LET’S MEET JOHNNY AND DAN. THERE THEY ARE. HE SAID THE TRIP WAS ABOUT EIGHT MILES AND TOOK ABOUT AN HOUR AND TWENTY MINUTES. DAN WAS TIED UP OUTSIDE THE OFFICE ON WEST FARIS ROAD DURING THE APPOINTMENT. DESTINY: SEVERAL EMPLOYEES AND PATIENTS CAME OVER TO TAKE A PHOTO AND PET DAN. SOME PEOPLE DRIVING BY EVEN PULLED IN TO SEE HIM. MOUBRAY SAYS DAN ISN’T AFRAID OF RIDING OUT ON THE ROADS. HE WAS HIS BEST OPTION FOR TRANSPORTATION THAT DAY BECAUSE HIS TRUCK WAS HAVING SOME PROBLEMS. NICE TO HAVE A BACKUP. PATRICK: MIGHT START SEEING HORSE LANES, BIKE LANES. NO. DESTINY: [LAUGHTER] PATRIC
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'Large amount' of drugs found in home near school leads to arrest of Greenville man, police say
A Greenville man was arrested and charged after authorities in another county say they found a large amount of drugs in a home near a school. Authorities with the Greenwood Police Department, Greenwood County Sheriff's Office and the ATF said they went to a home on Sumter Street Thursday morning to serve warrants on Jeremy John Smith, 36, of Greenville.(Video above: Morning headlines from WYFF News 4) While knocking on the doors to get someone to respond, authorities said they detected evidence that illegal narcotics were inside the home. During the investigation, officers said they found a large amount of crack cocaine, methamphetamine, marijuana, more than 200 “blue pills” (fentanyl), oxycodone pills, ecstasy pills, and cocaine. There were also two handguns and a sawed-off shotgun with a defaced serial number, authorities said. It was also determined that Smith is a convicted felon and prohibited from possessing a firearm because of a lengthy criminal history, according to Greenwood police. Smith was arrested on his outstanding warrants. Greenwood police said Smith admitted to officers that all the items inside the home belonged to him. They said Smith faces the following additional charges: Possession of a Schedule I-III controlled substance with Intent to DistributePossession of a Schedule I-II controlled substanceTrafficking MethamphetaminePossession of CocainePossession of MDMA/EcstasyPossession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance within proximity of a SchoolUnlawful Possession of a Sawed-off ShotgunPossession of a Weapon during Violent CrimePossession of a Weapon by a Person Convicted of a FelonyPossession of a Weapon by Certain Persons Unlawful

A Greenville man was arrested and charged after authorities in another county say they found a large amount of drugs in a home near a school.

Authorities with the Greenwood Police Department, Greenwood County Sheriff's Office and the ATF said they went to a home on Sumter Street Thursday morning to serve warrants on Jeremy John Smith, 36, of Greenville.

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(Video above: Morning headlines from WYFF News 4)

While knocking on the doors to get someone to respond, authorities said they detected evidence that illegal narcotics were inside the home.

During the investigation, officers said they found a large amount of crack cocaine, methamphetamine, marijuana, more than 200 “blue pills” (fentanyl), oxycodone pills, ecstasy pills, and cocaine.

There were also two handguns and a sawed-off shotgun with a defaced serial number, authorities said.

It was also determined that Smith is a convicted felon and prohibited from possessing a firearm because of a lengthy criminal history, according to Greenwood police.

Smith was arrested on his outstanding warrants.

Greenwood police said Smith admitted to officers that all the items inside the home belonged to him.

They said Smith faces the following additional charges:

  • Possession of a Schedule I-III controlled substance with Intent to Distribute
  • Possession of a Schedule I-II controlled substance
  • Trafficking Methamphetamine
  • Possession of Cocaine
  • Possession of MDMA/Ecstasy
  • Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance within proximity of a School
  • Unlawful Possession of a Sawed-off Shotgun
  • Possession of a Weapon during Violent Crime
  • Possession of a Weapon by a Person Convicted of a Felony
  • Possession of a Weapon by Certain Persons Unlawful