BLYTHEWOOD – A violent crime spree that began with a gunpoint carjacking in Blythewood ended in a shooting and an airlift in Orangeburg County on Saturday, Nov. 15.
Steven Townsend, 32, is currently in custody at a Midlands hospital following the multi-county incident that involved three stolen vehicles and a stolen firearm, according to a release from the Richland County Sheriff’s Department.
The Sheriff’s report said the spree began just after 7 a.m. Saturday morning. Deputies responded to the 200 block of Blythewood Road, where a victim reported that Townsend had stolen their Lexus at gunpoint before fleeing at a high rate of speed…