Sounds like the officer knows howto save taxpayers money. Good shooting.
AIKEN --- A Jackson bank robbery suspect was killed Wednesday in a shootout with police and two other suspects were arrested after a chase that ended in a crash.
"It's almost movie-like," Aiken County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Dave Myers said of the day's events, which included a lockdown of the Kimberly-Clark plant in Beech Island that lasted several hours and a temporary shutdown of Old Jackson Highway in that area.
Jelani Edwards, 30, of Aiken, was fatally shot in the exchange of gunfire with police, according to Aiken County Coroner Tim Carlton.
Two other suspects were taken into custody -- one soon after the robbery and another after police surrounded a house on Williams Way. Jackson police would not identify the men, however the Aiken County jail confirmed it had booked two men on armed robbery charges late Wednesday. They were identified as Randolph Wilson, 23, and Paul Philip, 27, both of Beech Island.
Sgt. Myers said Wednesday's robbery occurred shortly before 12:30 p.m. at First Citizens Bank at 401 Atomic Road. He said the suspects then led police on a chase toward the Georgia line that ended in a crash near the entrance to the Kimberly-Clark plant.
He said all three suspects jumped out of the vehicle, and one was taken immediately into custody. A second, identified as Mr. Edwards, fired a pistol at a Jackson Police Department officer and missed him, according to authorities. The Jackson officer returned fire, striking Mr. Edwards.
Sgt. Myers said the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division is investigating the shooting. He said he didn't have the name of the Jackson officer who shot Mr. Edwards. A dispatcher at the Jackson Police Department said no one was available for comment, and a page sent to Jackson Police Chief Dennis Rushton on Wednesday afternoon was not immediately returned.
Police said the arrests could help them solve other bank robberies.
Staff writer Adam Folk contributed to this report.
Reach Preston Sparks at (803) 648-1395, ext. 110, or preston.sparks@augustachronicle.com.
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Sounds like the officer knows howto save taxpayers money. Good shooting.
It is hard to sympathize with the girlfriend. You reap what you sow. However, no one should celebrate his death. Call it poetic justice but I will not be releasing any balloons.
I won't be releasing balloons either, but justice is served. Taxpayers have one less criminal trial to pay for. Unfortunately, the [filtered word] probably left behind some kids that will be on welfare for a while. Unless Obama changes that policy, we will only have to support them temporarily.
A note to the two turkeys who survived their foolish act: don't worry, you will be out of jail in a couple of years, after you've been through a liberal-inspired rehabilitation program. Then you can find a couple of guns, a couple of masks, steal a car and have another crack at the bank. The next time you probably will end up on a morgue slab, which isn't a bad idea. Jesse and Al should set up permanent camp in Aiken County, which is in the throes of a crime epidemic. I do congratulate Jesse and Al, who have turned extortion into a well-paying racket. By the way, I shoot first and ask questions later. All honest, law-abiding citizens, black, white and any color in between, should adopt the same policy. I will do your celebrating for you colcamp1!!!!!
Well this guy caused his own demise.But, it is still nothing to celebrate. Unfortunately we'll the hateful, bloodthirsty folks, to come here and celebrate a situation like this.Justthefacts,please represent this mentality.People like him or her are sad.
My greatest sadness is that he probably had a mother and father (somewhere), now these folks get to bury their son and think of reason to blame the police. The policeman did what he had to do.
Somewhere along the line these guys missed a key point in life. Just because you live in the U.S. does not mean that you can do anything you want to do without regards to the consequences of those acts. Life is the ultimate "Reality Show." Out here, you live within the laws governing our society or you pay a price. For Jelani Edwards, it was the ultimate price. Another life blown away because of a lack of understanding what is real and what is fantasy.
i as a black man will not be celebrating the daeth of mr. edwards, that being said the equation goes like this....get a gun+attempt to rob a bank+shot at a policeman=catch a bullet in the arse and end up cold on a slab. as for the girlfriend...that shows you the kind of judgement she has in choosing the men in her life, my guess she has 2 or more children does not work and receiving assistance. well for her boyfriend who she is shown crying over lets just say the only payment he received for his job is hopefully a long prison sentence
Too bad the other two did not shoot at Law Enforcement also. Try to get money without working for it. Yes, it is too bad that the parents will have outlived their child. But, he made the choice. It is not their fault.
Jisomjr, you're ignorant and illiterate.Nexttime, don't parade your color, then make our race look bad.Why would you ASSume the young lady is on welfare?. You're just pandering to Massa.I bet you'll be pickin cotton later, huh.
I don't feel sorry for any of them. Assuming they have kids at home and on some sort of assistance is the norm. Sorry to say but most black people are in that age range. They're too lazy to work and want a free ride. Robbing a bank is just another example. They didn't care about the people inside or the officer that chased them or the one guy wouldn't have had a gun. They knew what they were doing was wrong, that's why he had a gun. Wise up people, they are idiots. Black, white, purple, green...whatever color, it's wrong and you have to pay for your actions. He paid with his life and it's one less in the system us working folks have to pay for. It also makes me all warm and fuzzy inside that the Jackson officer has good aim. I feel much safer knowing they are actually trained and not just cruising around. You go buddy!
rcr, you are a white man in black skin begging to get out, aren't you?
boo, hoo, hoo latoya, too bad the cops didn't pop one in your pimp!
I feel sorry for the officer who had to shoot this guy but it is heartening that he was able to shoot straight and protect his own life, and prevent the bullet-spewing criminal from escaping to hurt or kill others. he did his job, of course, but having to put someone down in the line of duty brings forth its own set of tribulations, even if the robber left him no other choice.
Ignorant statement to say all blacks are criminals! Everyone knows that is not a truth. I don't understand why some blacks seem to always want to defend black criminals. When someone commits a crime it doesn't matter who did it, what matters is that person is taken out of society. All law abiding citizens should be outraged when someone steals, kills or harms an innocent person no matter who they are. This isn't white against black, it's good verses evil.
Do not feel sorry for the girlfriend for she knew very well what her boyfriend was up to. She can sit there and boohoo in front of everybody putting on a good show but in the end it is all a facade. What sort of person can be with another man who is able to supply her with cash yet have no job, always be dressed nice but have no job, buy her jewerly but have no job. I'm sure she will give the excuse I never asked questions where the money came from. She is as worthless as the single mothers in government assisted housing who are not to have anyone else living with them but usually end up letting the drug selling "baby daddy" in. IMO the body of Jaloni should be pitched on a post in front of Aiken County courthouse as a reminder to all criminals who walk through those doors. You have to "pay" to "play".
hoooo RAY !!!
16 years
I just hope law enforcement and law abiding citizens continue to shoot and kill these thugs who continue to disregard the laws and violate the rights of the law abiding citizens.
I kinda don't feel sorry for him, another life snuffed out, he should have thought hard before trying this stunt.
nice shot!
subscriber, of all the posts about this tragic but justifiable incident, yours makes the most sense. Cops deserve a big pay raise.
Or a bunch of "pork skins"......(':
Do any of you folks remember about 20 years ago three robbers were killed at the Kroger on Washington while trying to rob the place. The Mother of one of them that was killed in the shootout wanted to sue the Sheriff's Dept and the County or city...I think it was that kroger...
Mtn Man you mean food lion in evans (2 killed) both armed and shot at deputies as they left the store.. Good guys 2 bad guys 0
They need to move that bank closer to the police station..it keeps getting robbed!
Good riddance to bad rubbish. Better him than some innocent person or a police officer. As for his girlfriend, he was a career criminal, he was going to end up either in prison or dead.
EXCELLENT!!,EXCELLENT!!!,EXCELLENT!!! shooting by the police officer,the other two should have been killed also and saved the taxpayers money.
Where is the Reverend Al Sharpton and the Reverend Jessee Jackson(a preacher with a child at out of wedlock with a mistress,some preacher!!!) when their friends(political correctness,can't post what I want to say) commit these type of crimes but yet they may be down here in Jackson,SC and complain how this scum was mistreated and shot and killed without provocation. Look for a march for these scum bums freedom because they were treated poorly by the PO! PO!
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