Two arrested for daytime burglary
At 2:30 p.m. on June 6, Darlington County Sheriff’s Patrol Deputies were dispatched to a residence on Laredo Ln. in the Darlington after a victim saw an unknown person coming out of her home. Patrol deputies were able to apprehend two individuals behind the residence in a vehicle without incident. Darlington County Sheriff’s Criminal Investigations Division Investigators have charged Angelia Tiller, 27, of Darlington and...
Traffic Stop Yields Drugs and Gun
On June 4 at 10:30 a.m., Darlington County Sheriff’s Patrol Deputies on routine patrol on E. Carolina Ave. in the Hartsville area initiated a stop on a vehicle for a traffic violation. During the stop, Deputies recovered 104 grams of marijuana, 85 Hydrocodone pills and a loaded .40 caliber pistol. McKenzie Michael Stevens, 19, of Hartsville and De’Antre Lamont Cooks, 19, of Hartsville are charged with possession with...
Sheriff’s Department issues scam alert
On May 9, it was reported that an unknown male called people in Darlington County claiming to be with Publishers Clearing House and informed the potential victim that they have won $8,000,000. The unknown male instructed the victim to go to a local retail store to place a large amount of money onto a pre-paid debit card and give the caller the debit card information to collect the winnings. Publishers Clearing House winnings are...
Inmate escapes in Hartsville, is apprehended
Saturday, May 13, an inmate at the W. Glenn Campbell Detention Center was transported to Carolina Pines Hospital in Hartsville. The inmate was discharged from the hospital and while in the parking lot escaped from officers at about 10:30 p.m. The inmate attempted to carjack an individual in the parking lot. At that time, one officer fired his weapon; however, no one was injured. The inmate then fled on foot into a wooded area....
Investigators make arrest in Lamar shooting
Darlington County Sheriff’s Investigators have arrested Roderrick Deshawn McFadden, age 29, of Lamar. McFadden is charged with discharging a firearm into a dwelling, which is a felony and carries a penalty, upon conviction, of up to ten years imprisonment. Investigators allege that on March 11 McFadden fired a weapon into an apartment at Cambridge Apartments located in the Lamar area of Darlington County after an argument. McFadden...