Lancaster mother abandons baby in attempt to flee arrest for stealing laptops
A Lancaster woman remains in jail on $15,000 dollars bond after police say she left her one-year-old daughter with a woman she briefly met. Warrants show 23-year-old Melissa Meyer and her boyfriend stole 11 laptops from the Lancaster Walmart and this weekend. Authorities say Meyer called police and left a message saying she would turn [...]
Deputies: Missing man found safe early Thursday morning
A man missing for nearly 12 hours late Wednesday was found shortly after midnight Thursday. Wednesday night, York County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Constable Trent Faris said 49-year-old Keith Hensley went missing around 1 p.m. near S.C. 49 and Parham Road. Faris said family members were concerned for Hensley’s safety due to a recent brain aneurism [...]
Bond denied for Chester man accused of having sex with teen
A Chester County man is behind bars after Sheriff’s Deputies say he was having a sexual relationship with a teenager. Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Mary Tolbert said in a statement Thursday 30-year-old Harry Wheaton of Debrhl Road engaged in a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old back in December. Deputies first learned of the relationship via social [...]
Drug agents shut down ‘one pot’ meth lab near Winthrop, 2 arrested
York County drug agents arrested a Rock Hill couple that police say were running a meth lab inside an Ebenezer Avenue Extension home this morning. Shortly after 9 a.m., York County Deputies were serving a bench warrant on 29-year-old Corey Catoe when they came across the lab inside his bedroom. Rock Hill Police Sgt. Jim [...]
No child pornography found on assistant principal’s school computers, police say
Authorities in South Carolina have closed their local investigation into an assistant principal arrested at his home in Charlotte on child pornography charges. Sullivan Middle School assistant principal Darin Pearson was arrested in March on child sexual exploitation charges after an investigation led police to his home in Mecklenburg County. Rock Hill Police later seized [...]
Police nab woman accused in months’ worth of gas thefts
A Rock Hill woman is now out of jail on bond after police say she stole more than a hundred dollars in gas at least six times over the last few months. 47-year-old Constance Tyma was arrested this weekend in connection with six separate documented incidents of gas theft since January. An employee at the [...]
Teacher charged with assault to enroll in pretrial intervention program
A Rock Hill teacher suspended after reportedly grabbing a student by the arm in late March appeared in court this morning. Daniel Johns is a third grade teacher at Rosewood Elementary School and applied for a pretrial intervention program Wednesday. Pretrial intervention programs are occasionally offered to defendants with a clean criminal history. If he [...]
