Armed, masked men rob store
Darlington County sheriff’s deputies are investigating an armed robbery at the Shubh Food Mart at 6700 Oates Highway near Timmonsville last week. Two masked individuals entered the store demanding money. Both were armed with a handgun. Officials have released surveillance camera images of the suspects. (One image appears at right.) If you have any information about the case, you are asked to contact Darlington County Sheriff’s...
Deputies arrest woman who spit on parole agent
A Hartsville woman was charged with assaulting a police officer while resisting arrest, driving under suspension and possession of a controlled substance after she allegedly spat on the face and vest of a state Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services agent who was assisting Darlington County deputies. Deputies conducted a traffic stop around the 800 block of F Street near Hartsville at 7 p.m. Friday. Deputies discovered...
Sheriff Announces Promotions and New Deputy
Darlington County Sheriff Tony Chavis has announced the promotion of three Deputies and hiring of one. Investigator Clark Epps has been promoted to the rank of Corporal assigned to the Criminal Investigations Division. Cpl. Epps is a native of Darlington with 19 years of law enforcement experience. He served 10 years in the United States Marine Corps. Investigator Freddie Davis has been promoted to the rank of Corporal assigned to the...
Patrol deputies interrupt burglary
Darlington County Sheriff’s Investigators have charged one individual and continue to search for another following an early Thursday morning incident. “Around 1 a.m. Thursday morning, patrol deputies checking the Dollar General at the corner of Timmonsville Hwy. and Hoffmeyer Rd. located a person sitting in a vehicle outside of the store, and the front glass door to the business broken,” said Sheriff Tony Chavis. “A shopping basket...
Sheriff’s Department investigating shooting at nightclub
Darlington County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched the morning of June 5 to Studio 54, a nightclub at the intersection of Timmonsville Hwy. and W. McIver Rd., for a fight with gunshots heard. An individual with at least one gunshot wound was transported from the scene by personal vehicle prior to deputies’ arrival. The driver of the vehicle stopped at a gas station in Florence County where they were met by EMS and Florence County...