Execution of Ga. man put on hold while state Supreme Court considers appeal
The court has put the execution on hold while it considers an appeal from 52-year-old Warren Lee Hill.
May 23, 2013
The court has put the execution on hold while it considers an appeal from 52-year-old Warren Lee Hill.
Authorities say the 24-year-old former graduate student is refusing to cooperate and it could take months to learn what prompted the horrific attack on moviegoers at a midnight screening of the latest Batman film.
The North Augusta Department of Public Safety received several calls after seeing the suspect’s photograph on the news and were able to identify Louis Sedillo.
A man is recovering in an Augusta hospital after being shot in the leg at a nightclub.
News 12 has learned the adopted daughter of convicted child molester and former Columbia County Commissioner Scott Dean has been arrested.
North Augusta Department of Public Safety Officers are looking for two men who held up Manuel's Bread Cafe in Hammond's Ferry.
A 41-year-old inmate charged with felony firearm possession has escaped from the Augusta Transitional Center.
News 12 rode along with Cpl. Hembree for a typical patrol. He spends about five and half hours patrolling the streets of Crosland Park. The remaining time is spent in his office that’s also in Crosland Park.
The mass shooting at a showing of "The Dark Knight Rising" in Aurora, Colo., didn't stop a lot of people from going to the movie, but some say they were a little nervous.
It is a tragic scene of what could have been right here in our backyard. A crazed gunman goes on a rampage at a Colorado movie theater, killing at least 12 people and injuring more than 50.
Experts say after such a high profile massacre like this, they're looking out for copycats, but local deputies want you to know security will be on hand at theaters this weekend.
Three suspects were arrested: 33-year-old Stephen Shawn Taylor, who lives at the home, 44-year-old Steven Lee Hester and 42-year-old Valerie Holbrooks.
Goff's attorney argued for a reasonable bond, saying Goff was not a threat and with local ties and limited funds, he wasn't a flight risk either.
Deputies say George Scott Dillard punched and kicked the woman into unconsciousness several times and threatened to kill her. The woman's 4-year-old and 2-year-old sons were home during the incident.
Cedric Derell Davenport allegedly drove off and led the officer on a chase before crashing into a concrete wall on Walker Street. Officers say he then jumped out of the car and ran, holding a fillet knife.
Investigators found and took 30 marijuana plants, 18 grams of crystal methamphetamine, several firearms a vehicle used to move the drugs and equipment used to grow the plants.
The two are believed to be in a 2003 gold Buick Century with South Carolina tag EQG113.
The victim told deputies a car drove by on Dahlia Street and fired out of the vehicle. It hit the man in the arm. He was able to run to a friend's home on Rolling Meadows Drive.
Almost a dozen community leaders sat on a panel to answer questions about the health of downtown and what to do with First Friday. Sheriff Ronnie Strength broke down the crime numbers for Downtown Augusta saying they are so low they even surprised him.
The U.S. officials spoke on condition of anonymity because the results have not been released. Military officials were expected to brief Congress members on the results of the investigation.
The bust was a joint effort between the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office and the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Division.
An off-duty officer with the South Carolina Highway Patrol spotted a person driving under the influence. He did not pull the person over because he was off duty and called the Aiken County Sheriff's Office.
Hood is charged with the March 2011 shootings of officers Elmer "Buddy" Christian III and Tony Howard. Christian was killed and Howard was seriously wounded.
A lawyer for a 17-year-old girl accused of shooting her 12-year-old sister to death says his client claims she's not guilty of the crime.
