Crime & Courts - The Sumter Item (2024)

With one suspect in police custody, four South Carolina law enforcement agencies are partnering to locate a second suspect in connection to the shooting death of Derrick “CD” Wilson. …more

Rice, pot roast, mixed vegetables and Auntie’s macaroni and cheese. That’s the meal Cynthia woke up early Friday to prepare for her nephew Derrick “CD” Wilson for his 16 th …more

An investigation is ongoing after the body of a Sumter teen, reported missing on Wednesday, was discovered on Thursday. Police officers found the body of 15-year-old Derrick “CD” …more

MANNING – The Manning Police Department is asking for the public’s help in providing information on the July 24 shooting death of a 20-year-old Manning man. Clarendon County Coroner …more

BY SHARRON HALEY
Clarendon contributor |7/25/24 06:00 AM

A Sumter man is in custody following a shooting that occurred Sunday night. At about 9:39 p.m., deputies responded to a North Main Street business after a call reported shots had been …more

BY ALAYSHA MAPLE
alaysha@theitem.com |7/22/24 04:04 PM

A 911 call led Sumter County Sheriff’s Office deputies to a close encounter with a four-legged fugitive on Thursday, July 18. The deputies of Sumter County Sheriff’s Office patrol …more

By SUMTER COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE |7/18/24 06:00 AM

On July 8, 2022, 81-year-old Stephen Collins was found dead inside his Edgehill Road home with multiple gunshot wounds. Two years later, Sumter County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man in …more

TURBEVILLE – An autopsy of a Turbeville man who was found dead inside an abandoned mobile home on Mickey Street on April 28 revealed that the man “died from blunt-force trauma to the …more

BY SHARRON HALEY
Clarendon contributor |7/5/24 01:59 PM

MANNING – A 27-year-old Sumter woman has been arrested in connection to the July 2 death of a 28-year-old Sumter man at a Ram Bay motel. Carrie Anastasia Woodberry is being held at the …more

BY SHARRON HALEY
Clarendon contributor |7/5/24 06:00 AM

SUMMERTON – A Summerton man was arrested on July 2 on more than a dozen drug charges. He was released a day later on a $42,500 personal recognizance bond. Jacquba Turner Green, 44 , was …more

BY SHARRON HALEY
Clarendon contributor |7/5/24 06:00 AM

A Texas man was taken into custody Tuesday morning in connection to a stolen vehicle out of a county over 80 miles from Sumter. On the morning of Tuesday, June 25, a Sumter County …more

A former Sumter police officer, who spent nearly three years on the force, is in custody after allegedly committing misconduct in the office for two years. Darren Lee McCain, 30, of …more

Sumter deputies are searching for a man considered to be armed and dangerous as of Wednesday morning, June 26. Sumter County Sheriff's Office has issued warrants for the arrest of 36-year-old …more

STAFF REPORT |6/26/24 06:00 AM

Sumter County Sheriff’s Office investigated a shooting involving a South Carolina Highway Patrol Trooper and a dog. At around 11 a.m. on June 23, 2024, a deputy responded to a Wedgefield …more

MANNING – A 61-year-old Manning man has been charged with the June 18, 2024, alleged choking death of a 58-year-old Manning woman. According to the Clarendon County Sheriff’s Office, …more

BY SHARRON HALEY
Clarendon contributor |6/20/24 06:00 AM

Saturday, June 1 was busy for Sumter County Sheriff’s Office after receiving a report of a vehicle submerged in water near Cain Mill Pond. A fisherman contacted local authorities to report …more

A second suspect in connection to the South Guignard Drive shooting has been placed in custody. Sumter Police Department continues its search for teenage suspect. In May, 32-year-old Tavares …more

Sumter's sheriff wants to remind county residents about a known phone scam that the office says is back and has become more sophisticated recently and may lead to people losing money. According …more

STAFF REPORT |6/10/24 02:40 PM

A 20-year-old man is wanted in connection to a burglary in the Pinewood area. Willie J.N. Green is wanted on charges of second-degree violent burglary and third-degree burglary, according to …more

Two South Carolina women face a slew of charges, including burglary and financial identity fraud, after being discovered living in an unoccupied Sumter residence. Megan Brooke Williamson, 36, of …more