Crime & Courts - The Sumter Item (2024)

In 2023, the South Carolina Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force received about 9,800 CyberTips from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children."This was a high watermark for the task force, and I believe the number will …more

A fourth suspect has been taken into custody in connection to the fatal shooting of 15-year-old Derrick Wilson. Cedric Wright, 20, of Sumter, turned himself in to Sumter Police Department on …more

Two suspects in a fatal shooting that occurred Sunday, Aug. 4 are now facing additional charges. According to Mark Bordeaux, public information officer for Sumter County Sheriff’s Office, …more

Three teenagers are being petitioned to family court after reportedly terrorizing turkeys and vandalizing the land using four-wheelers and a motorcycle. Deputies responded to a county …more

BY ALAYSHA MAPLE
alaysha@theitem.com |8/9/24 06:00 AM

Sumter Police Department identified a third and fourth suspect in the killing of 15-year-old Derrick Wilson. Warrants were issued this week for Cedric Wright, 20, and Keonte Jackson, 21, both of …more

Two suspects wanted in connection to the killing of Jaquen Jefferson turned themselves in on Wednesday morning. Terone Justin McCray, 35, and Nia Laprece Wright, 28, both of Rembert, surrendered …more

A man and a woman are wanted in connection to a fatal shooting that occurred Sunday morning in Rembert. At about 6 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 4, deputies responded to call of shot fired into a car and …more

A Sumter woman died on Friday from injuries sustained in fatal wreck that occurred in July. South Carolina Highway Patrol Master Trooper William Bennett reported the wreck occurred July 28 …more

Sumter County Coroner Robbie Baker released the name of the individual who was shot Sundy morning in Rembert. Jaquan Marquell Jefferson, 32, of Sumter, was pronounced dead at Prisma Health …more

In an unpublished opinion, a Sumter judge expressed Brittany Martin's appeal regarding her four-year conviction on charges of breach of peace was not preserved.The opinion, filed by Sumter County Circuit Judge R. Kirk Griffin on Wednesday, July …more

The second suspect wanted in connection to the death of 16-year-old Derrick “CD” Wilson is in custody. Tonyia McGirt, public information officer with Sumter Police Department …more

With one suspect in police custody, four South Carolina law enforcement agencies are partnering to locate a second suspect in connection to the shooting death of Derrick “CD” Wilson. …more

Rice, pot roast, mixed vegetables and Auntie’s macaroni and cheese. That’s the meal Cynthia woke up early Friday to prepare for her nephew Derrick “CD” Wilson for his 16 th …more

An investigation is ongoing after the body of a Sumter teen, reported missing on Wednesday, was discovered on Thursday. Police officers found the body of 15-year-old Derrick “CD” …more

MANNING – The Manning Police Department is asking for the public’s help in providing information on the July 24 shooting death of a 20-year-old Manning man. Clarendon County Coroner …more

BY SHARRON HALEY
Clarendon contributor |7/25/24 06:00 AM

A Sumter man is in custody following a shooting that occurred Sunday night. At about 9:39 p.m., deputies responded to a North Main Street business after a call reported shots had been …more

BY ALAYSHA MAPLE
alaysha@theitem.com |7/22/24 04:04 PM

A 911 call led Sumter County Sheriff’s Office deputies to a close encounter with a four-legged fugitive on Thursday, July 18. The deputies of Sumter County Sheriff’s Office patrol …more

By SUMTER COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE |7/18/24 06:00 AM

On July 8, 2022, 81-year-old Stephen Collins was found dead inside his Edgehill Road home with multiple gunshot wounds. Two years later, Sumter County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man in …more

TURBEVILLE – An autopsy of a Turbeville man who was found dead inside an abandoned mobile home on Mickey Street on April 28 revealed that the man “died from blunt-force trauma to the …more

BY SHARRON HALEY
Clarendon contributor |7/5/24 01:59 PM

MANNING – A 27-year-old Sumter woman has been arrested in connection to the July 2 death of a 28-year-old Sumter man at a Ram Bay motel. Carrie Anastasia Woodberry is being held at the …more

BY SHARRON HALEY
Clarendon contributor |7/5/24 06:00 AM