Body pulled from South Carolina lake after man jumped off boat, officials say
A body was pulled from a South Carolina lake Sunday and the death is being investigated as a possible drowning , officials said. At about 12:30 p.m., the Berkeley County Coroner’s Office responded to Lake Moultrie, Coroner Darnell Hartwell said Monday in a news release. The body that was recovered was identified as...
NCPD welcomes K-9 Koda to the team
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – The North Charleston Police Department has welcomed a new K-9 to the team. K-9 Koda, a German Shorthaired Pointer, is a single-purpose tracking K-9, who was certified through the International Police Working Dog Association. According to the department, K-9 Koda will play a major role...
Deputies arrest Summerville man on trafficking charges after drug seizure
DORCHESTER COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – Deputies arrested a Summerville man Wednesday after a months-long investigation led to a drug bust, according to the Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office. Pierre Da’Quawn Ste’von Rashaad Greene-Smalls, 37, was found in possession of 16 grams of cocaine after a traffic stop conducted by...
Charleston County man charged after 5 emaciated dogs found on his property
CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCSC) - Deputies charged a Hollywood man after discovering several pitbull-type dogs in poor living conditions. Harry Brown Jr., 47, is charged with five counts of ill treatment of animals, according to jail records. A judge has set bail at $5,000 on each count. An incident report...
Officers arrest man for abandoned boat in Bohicket Creek under new law
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Agents with the SC Department of Natural Resources arrested a man who has allegedly left a decommissioned military vessel he owns abandoned in Bohicket Creek for several years. Samuel Kodaimati is the first person arrested under the state’s newly enacted abandoned boat law (Section...
Deputies: Man over 3x legal limit in Hollywood DUI crash that crushed woman’s leg
HOLLYWOOD, S.C. (WCSC) - A man is facing charges in connection to his alleged involvement in a head-on crash that trapped a woman in the car she was driving and severely broke her leg. Jarone Lamar Washington, 37, of Adams Run, is charged with felony DUI resulting in great bodily...
Police search for North Charleston woman missing more than a week
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Police are asking the public to be on the lookout for a North Charleston woman who disappeared nearly 10 days ago. Melony Nicole Liferidge, 35, was last seen on July 13 at the Tri-County Crisis Stabilization Center on Rivers Avenue, police spokesman Harve Jacobs said.
Rumford police extradite South Carolina man in child exploitation case
RUMFORD, Maine — The Rumford Police Department arrested a 27-year-old man from South Carolina and arranged his extradition to Maine for a felony charge of sexual exploitation of a minor, according to the department's social media post. Avery Bryce Allin from Berkeley County, South Carolina allegedly sent sexually...
FIRST ALERT: Dangerous Heat & PM Storms! Some Heavy Rain Possible.
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Tropical moisture, an afternoon sea breeze and a backdoor cold front will combine to produce widespread storms this afternoon and evening. Temperatures will climb into the low to mid 90s by lunchtime with heat index values over 105° in spots. Storms will begin to develop quickly as we head...
Man attempted to hide, ingest drugs during jail intake, police say
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – North Charleston police say a man was found with drugs hidden in his underwear during a jail intake search. Officers with the North Charleston Police Department were patrolling the Econo Lodge, located off Northside Drive, on Sunday when they saw a man attempting to hide in a...