Crime News | Post and Courier - Charleston, SC (2024)

One person was killed by a train in the western part of Charleston County.

Man shot, killed in bedroom during unrelated armed robbery in North Charleston.

Charleston police release more details on the double fatal accident that killed two people near the entrance to the Cooper River bridge on April 28.

Police received a report of the accident between Harris and Cooper streets during the morning of April 28. The road was closed to traffic until 1 p.m. The scene is near the downtown pedestrian and cyclist entrance to the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge.

Police received a report of the accident between Harris and Cooper streets during the morning of April 28. The road was closed to traffic until 1 p.m. The scene is near the downtown pedestrian and cyclist entrance to the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge.

No one was injured in anApril 27 structure fire at Mount Pleasant Seafood in Shem Creek.

Here's everything that has happened in the year since the tragedy.

Folly Beach Public Safety responded to a report of smoke early Friday evening. Firefighters discovered a home fire that left one man dead on 109 E. Ashley Ave.

Federal government settles lawsuit alleging civil rights abuses of a Charleston man with sickle cell disease who died in a federal prison in Florida.

Newly released video shows response to man who suffered a medical emergency after he was transported to the Sheriff Al Cannon Detention Center in North Charleston. Andrew Kluczinsky died March 10.

Federal investigators visited the Al Cannon Detention Center less than a day after a homeless man attempted suicide in the jail. Forrest Kreider later died.

Police arrested Patricia Harris, 60, after an incident with a child with autism left bleeding scratches on his chin. Harris worked for Flowertown Elementary.

Kyle Rittenhouse took his national college speaking tour to Clemson University, invoking a vocal response from some student activists as he advocated for campus carry and irreverently recounted his story from the night he killed two people and wounded one.

An inmate died at the Charleston County detention center this week, the same week the sheriff's office settled on behalf of another inmate who died and federal officials visited Charleston as part of its ongoing investigation into a potential pattern of abuse.

Police did not report any immediate injuries or property damage in the Harleston Village neighborhood near multiple schools and the city's tourism heart.

Norman Browne will spend life in prison after a jury found he murdered Ann Witherspoon, to whom he owed $20,000. She was found dead in her Mount Pleasant home in 2019.

A Fairfield man was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for vulgar threats he made on social media calling for the execution and killing of FBI agents and government officials.

President Joe Biden pardoned a 54-year-old Columbia man, clearing a decades-old federal drug case from his criminal record.

The family of an inmate who died by suicide in the Charleston County jail is set to receive $400,000 from a combination of public and private money.

A judge has rejected former Charleston County Sheriff's Department Lt. Alan Ali's bid to appear on Democratic June 11 primary ballots.

A man fatally shot another in Goose Creek on April 20, deputies said.

Coroner confirms a man was shot to death before his body was burned on April 13 in Ladson.

Brandon Eric Steplight was arrested April 19 for his participation in the death of Omarion Brown, according to arrest warrant affidavits signed by a detective for the Charleston County Sheriff's Office.

Two restaurants accused of overserving a man alcoholic drinks in the hours before he struck a pedestrian settled a civil lawsuit.

Summerville Police are investigating a possible double homicide at Gates of Summerville apartment complex at 1225 Boone Hill Road that was reported at about 11 a.m. April 19.

A judge is under pressure to issue a quick ruling on whether the Charleston County Sheriff will face a primary challenge from one of her former deputies in June.

The April 9 arrest affidavit reveals for the first time the extent of the alleged assault that took place on the night of Jan. 12 following an argument during a house party with underage drinking.

Circuit Court Judge Deadra Jefferson is among six judges seeking a spot on the state Supreme Court. The Legislature's screening panel will interview them in May

Brooks Hampton Templeton, the 18-year-old son of GOP congressional candidate Catherine Templeton, was arrested and charged with first-degree assault and battery. It is a felony offense, but it is not his first criminal charge.

Two of four men charged with murder in a fatal drive-by shooting that left a 6-year-old boy dead pleaded guilty this week.

44-year-old Kenneth Jones died from a gunshot wound, which happened on the 2200 block of Meeting Street in North Charleston this week.

Several women were arrested after attempting to stop an officer from arresting another woman.

An officer who currently works at the Summerville Police Department and is under fire for using excessive force during the arrest of a 13-year-old previously resigned amid an internal investigation from one SC department and was fired from another.

The search for missing Charleston man pivoted from search and rescue to recovery, his family shared on April 14.

Police are investigating an April 14 homicide that left one man dead.

Two people, including a 16-year-old, were killed in a shooting in a Richland County neighborhood near Decker Boulevard.

Walterboro police identified the woman as Victoria Jean Beach, a 32-year-old Walterboro resident. Her body was found inside a suitcase near an abandoned building.

A former criminal investigator at the South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice is accused of faking a prison inmate's signature on a marriage license, and even holding a wedding ceremony with another person in his place.

Summerville Police Chief Douglas Wright stood before reporters April 11 as he sought to ease the pain from the killing of a North Carolina man by one of his former officers. The officer, Anthony DeLustro, has been fired and charged with murder in the killing of Michael O'Neal.

The colorful sign welcoming visitors to Mosquito Beach has been returned after authorities found it some 250 miles away in a Clemson University dormitory.

After last year's senior skip day gathering on the beach ended in a shooting that left five people injured, Isle of Palms police are working with local and state partners to ensure this year's "senior skip day" is safer.

Twelve years after a hacker stole personal information from 3.6 million people through South Carolina tax returns, the state's top police officer says he thinks he knows who did it. But State Law Enforcement Division Chief Mark Keel isn't ready to name a name and has been careful not to release many details.

The teaching certificate of a former Dorchester School District Two teacher was suspended based on allegations of child sexual abuse filed in Sullivan County, Tenn.

Anthony DeLustro, a former Summerville Police officer, was charged with murder in the March 20 killing of Michael O'Neal, a North Carolina resident, outside a Chick-fil-A.

A former Tyger River Correctional officer is facing charges after attacking an inmate, state prison officials announced late April 9.

State Democrats denied a former Charleston County sheriff's deputy's application to appear on Democratic ballots in June. Alan Ali said he would appeal the decision in court

An April 7 incident involving police that few clarifying details have been released about led to the death of an immigrant.

A man convicted of arson and conspiracy in a fire that killed a 12-year-old boy is entitled to a new trial, the S.C. Supreme Court has ruled.It will be up to the solicitor's office to decide if Randy Collins will stand trial a second time.

The State Law Enforcement Division is asking for the public's help as they investigate the attack on a woman found bound by the hands and unresponsive near a Jasper County boat ramp.

A shooting outside a Kia car dealership killed a man and prompted a police chase through downtown Columbia, which ended in a deadly crash.

Prosecutors say a psychological evaluation of Walter Clayton Pate III labeled him as a high-risk to the community. They want a judge to revoke his bond. It's not clear when that hearing will happen.

Police released additional footage of the arrest of a 13-year-old outside of a Summerville Walmart that has now led to an investigation by the State Law Enforcement Division.

A Ridgeville man faces a murder charge for a February shooting in the Dorchester County portion of North Charleston that killed 1 person and injured two others.

New body-worn camera footage provides a second angle into Summerville police arresting a 13-year-old selling palmetto roses.