Deputies find explosive device
Darlington County sheriff’s deputies located an improvised explosive device Jan. 25 while executing a search warrant in the Hartsville area, and a man has been charged.
David Matthew Sheffield, 36, of Hartsville, was arrested and taken to the W. Glenn Campbell Detention Center.
Sheffield was charged with kidnapping, assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature and receiving stolen goods.
The Darlington County Sheriff’s Office was responding to a residence in the 2100 block of North 5th Street, where an IED was reportedly found.
“Deputies with the Special Incident Response Team executed a search warrant for an individual and evidence related to a crime,” Sheriff Tony Chavis stated in a release.
“The suspect was taken into custody, and early into the search an object wrapped in electrical tape with a fuse was located.”
The device was rendered harmless.
