way to go Richmond county po po.
Aiken County officers make 12 arrests in drug inquiry
The Aiken County Sheriff's Office announced Saturday that 12 people have been arrested after a two-month investigation that led to the seizure of marijuana and crack cocaine.
All but one of the arrests occurred Friday afternoon in the 1600 block of Wagener Trail Road.
Authorities say those arrested on a charge of possession of drug paraphernalia are: Kimberly A. Adkins, 43, of the 7700 block of Edmond Highway, Pelion, S.C.; Lewis F. Cushman Sr., 39, of the 200 block of Mount Beulah Road, Aiken; Ernest L. Elders, 42, of the 200 block of Britton Road, Barnwell, S.C.; Lorraine P. Hargrove, 34, of the 100 block of Honeysuckle Trail, Salley, S.C.; Andrew Z. Sabbagha, 44, of the 2700 block of Calks Ferry Road, Lexington, S.C.; and Deborah M. Wooden, 47, of the 400 block of Big Tree Road, Salley.
Those arrested on a charge of distribution of crack cocaine were: Kerry H. Papp, 60, and Loretta G. Johnson, 63, both of the 1600 block of Wagener Trail Road, Wagener; and Rodney M. James, 40, of the 100 block of Conestoga Way, Wagener.
Others arrested were: John L. Kitchings, 46, of the 100 block of Fox Young Road, Aiken, simple possession of marijuana; Kenneth L. Myers, 43, of the 3500 block of Old Indian Trail Road, Wagener, open container; and Alison E. Thomas, 27, of the 100 block of Snipes Pond Road, Aiken, arrested on a bench warrant by Aiken County Family Court.
Man arrested in Thomson shooting
Man arrested in Thomson shooting
Police arrested a 65-year-old Thomson man Saturday night following a shooting in which two men were injured in Thomson.
Joe Jackson, of the 800 block of A Street, will be charged with two counts of aggravated assault, said Thomson Police Department Lt. Scott Whittle.
The arrest came nearly two hours after authorities say two men, identified as Toney White, 40, of Thomson, and Jasper Burnett Jr., of Walnut Street in Thomson, were shot about 7:30 p.m. at the intersection of Walnut and Mulberry streets.
One of the men was reportedly shot in the neck with a small-caliber handgun, and the other was shot in the upper arm or shoulder area, authorities said, adding that both men were taken to McDuffie Regional Medical Center and were in stable condition.
Deputies with the McDuffie County Sheriff's Department located Mr. Jackson at a nearby convenience store and reportedly seized a 38-caliber handgun and pocket knife from Mr. Jackson.
Woman killed in police chase
A police chase on Gordon Highway ended with a deadly car crash Saturday night.
An Augusta woman died at the scene after a Chevrolet Blazer being pursued by Richmond County deputies crashed into the Pontiac Bonneville she was a passenger in, said Richmond County Chief Deputy Coroner Mark Bowen. The woman's name had not been released late Saturday.
Police had stopped the Blazer at the 1200 block of Broad Street about 9 p.m., Mr. Bowen said. Dispatchers were alerted to the chase going west on Gordon Highway about 9:20 p.m.
The Bonneville was headed eastbound on Gordon Highway turning left onto Old Savannah Road when the Blazer struck its passenger side, Mr. Bowen said.
The woman was pronounced dead at 10:10 p.m. Both drivers and a passenger in the Blazer were taken to Medical College of Georgia Hospital . Police were still investigating at the scene as of 11:15 p.m. Saturday.
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way to go Richmond county po po.
how bout the idiot running u moron?
The primary problem with the police car chases is the one running obviously has a problem with decision making. Tragedy is always a potential.
The problem always comes back to a lack of police due to lack to proper wages. If we had more police then police chases would have enough cars to block traffic allowing for greater protection of the populace. This is all so sad. My sympathies to the family of the one lost.
the idiot would NOT be running if the police had not been chasing him moron? And for what? Police chasing people should be against the law, now an innocent person has been killed. That could have been my four year old son. I DON'T THINK SO. WRONG WRONG WRONG
It's almost impossible to block traffic during a car chase. Have you ever been involved in one. Fine job of monday morning quarterbacking. Although the decision to chase should be weighed carefully by the police, especially with today's technology.
Angie1961 who are you calling moran? The very words that you speak out at others only speaks volumes about the speaker. :-)
angie1961, The driver could have just kidnapped your 4 year old son. The police officer just knows the person os doing something wrong!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Richmond County has policy regarding a vehicle pursuit in place and has for sometime. The only problem I see is that the Deputy that made the traffic stop with the vehicle had the driver's I.D. or License with him when the pursuit began. If you have already identified the person why take a chance, the rush from the pursuit is not as great as the value of a human life. He could have gone to the warrants office at 401 Walton Way and applied for the warrant and attached the needed citations to that warrant and they could have picked him up later. Also did the Deputy look at everything involved in the pursuit, traffic conditions, time of night and the charges he was chasing the person for. If he would have, the passenger of the other vehicle would still be alive. The Sheriff's Office has several supervisors out with each shift, road patrol both sides have a total of no less than six. It falls back to LEADERSHIP and until Sheriff's Strength realizes that some of his supervisors are busy doing other things while at work, it will always be the same.
Disregard for the public's safety. All responsible must pay, just call it racing.
Sometimes the police have to chase the bad people(criminals) The person who was fleeing should be charged with murder.
Adam, the person fleeing will be charged with some kind of homicide, but the victim is still dead. That 's the part that needs to be changed. Not being involved with the beginning of the pursuit, it's hard to second guess the police.
This is a tragedy. I have no sympathy for the person fleeing or the officer chasing him/her. each of them made bad judgement calls. one to flee the authorities and the other to pursue the person fleeing the stop. the only people that deserve any sympathy are the one's whose lives will never be the same again. A mother, wife, sister, daughter, best friend, and loved one will never come home again. To her family all my sympathy and prayers go out.
R.A. Allen, maybe if you are personal witness to some of his supervisors allegedly "busy doing other things while at work", YOU should bring it to Sheriff Strength's attention as a concerned citizen. If it is hearsay, it is doing no one any good to spread unsubstantiated rumors.
I was unfortunate enough to get a phone call about this accident, last night at 2:20 AM. It was from a family member of the deceased. There is so much tragedy in this world these days. I cannot even begin to imagine myself in this person's place. And then I read these comments, most of which made me sad. My hat is off to Havesomecompassion.
A lot of speculation from previous comments, I happen to know that the person the police were chasing was 19 years old. It seems that not only in this area, but across the nation, males between the ages of 18 and 25, that may or may not have education beyond, or even finish high school are in trouble. Most of the males that fit this profile, have no desire to earn money, no work ethic, and not much respect for others. It is really sad, as these people that I am speaking of include some young men that are even related to me. I happen to know they weren't raised that way,
Anyway, I am more than sure the offending driver will be charged with vehicular manslaughter. And, If the Police did not follow protocol, something may become of it. We just don't know why this person was pulled over in the first place, and why police were chasing.
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