The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has confirmed the 2022 conviction of Dominique Devonah Brand for kidnapping and murdering Mary Ann Elvington, an 80-year-old woman from Horry County.
Daniel Clarke-Pounder, a 24-year-old resident of James Island, has been arrested on charges related to an arson incident at a Tesla charging station in North Charleston.
Kayla Martin, a 34-year-old resident of Cayce, has been sentenced to over ten years in federal prison following her guilty plea to drug trafficking charges.
Shia Lee, a resident of Burlington, North Carolina, has admitted guilt to brandishing a firearm during the armed carjacking of an off-duty South Carolina police detective and his wife.
Eight individuals, including three North Charleston City Council members, have been charged in federal court following a public corruption investigation.
Daniel Criswell Lee, a 55-year-old resident of Sumter, South Carolina, has been sentenced to 33 months in federal prison for his involvement in a wire fraud scheme.
Emmanuel Deon Foster, 36, and Bobby Antoinios Hall, 41, both residents of Rock Hill, South Carolina, have been sentenced to federal prison for their roles in a drug distribution conspiracy.
Peter J. Strauss, a lawyer from Hilton Head, South Carolina, has been sentenced to nine months in federal prison for his involvement in transferring $3 million to prevent its lawful seizure.
The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of South Carolina has announced the departure of Adair Ford Boroughs as U.S. Attorney, following her termination by the new administration.
A federal grand jury in Florence, South Carolina, has indicted Rafael Contreras, 38, from Mexico, on charges of distributing cocaine and heroin and money laundering.
