Crime

South Carolina Law Enforcement Division agents arrested Curtis Edward Smith in connection to the shooting of Alex Murdaugh.

Andrew Hatley of Newberry is accused of breaking into the Capitol building during the attacks.

Joshua Armentrout pleaded guilty today to sex crimes against children.

Dominique Johnson pleaded guilty today to gunning down a 54-year-old man and setting his house on fire late last year.

Ian Seaborne Warren, a former deputy with the Barnwell County Sheriff’s Office, was charged in connection with reported domestic incidents.

An armed standoff with the Aiken County SWAT Team led to shooting suspect Kenneth Golden being detained late last night.

Authorities have released more details on a recent shooting off Deans Bridge Road which left a man severely injured and a business riddled with bullet holes.

Nathaniel Rogers and Derek Cruz are suspected in an incident that happened in the 1100 block of Sterling Ridge Drive, deputies say.

Deputies have taped off the parking lot of an Augusta gas station following reports of shots fired in the area.

The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division confirmed Monday afternoon that it has opened an investigation into attorney Alex Murdaugh’s alleged misappropriation of funds from the law firm his family founded.

Joe Wigley is facing charges for slashing a man in Aiken County with a knife on Saturday.

A mother is out on bond after attacking a day-care teacher she said abused her son. The teacher, meanwhile, has been exonerated.

A list of charges brought against Jamal Justice on Saturday allege he possessed multiple files depicting child pornography.

Cequez "Papa" Jones is wanted in connection with an armed robbery and aggravated assault that occurred recently at 3073 Deans Bridge Road, deputies report.

The grandmother of a 4-year-old boy who was shot and killed in her Macon home has been arrested in connection with the case.

The sheriff said the owner of Servpro contacted the sheriff’s office on Thursday morning to report the theft.

According to the Murdaugh family law firm’s website, it started in 1910.

A North Augusta man is among several other charged in a Lexington County operation targeting online predators.

Jordan Logan, who admitted possessing thousands of images of child pornography, has been sentenced to federal prison.

Two Georgia companies and their owners have agreed to pay $900,000 to resolve allegations that they provided unapproved substitute parts to the U.S. Army and that they violated the Buy American Act.

Keida Googe has been charged with violently assaulting a juvenile late last month.

The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in locating two teens wanted for an assault on a law enforcement officer.

A Richmond County school bus driver and several students were taken to the hospital after a crash early this morning.

The family of a man who died in custody at the Charleston County jail has filed a lawsuit against a Lowcountry mental health facility.

Murdaugh’s lawyer, Jim Griffin, says family told him there was an entry and exit wound, Murdaugh’s skull was fractured, and there was minor brain bleeding.

A Lincoln County man has been sentenced to prison after admitting that he operated a cockfighting venue on his farm.

A 53 year-old woman was killed between 9:30 and 10 a.m. Wednesday, according to Swainsboro Police Chief Randy Ellison.

State authorities have charged Shontover Kirkland in connection with a double drowning at Clarks Hill Lake back in April.

Richmond County deputies responded this morning to a robbery at the same Augusta gas station that was the site of a shooting two weeks ago.

A traffic stop in Saluda County led to a large drug seizure and the arrests of three people, officials say.