Murder suspects taken into custody
Darlington County Sheriff’s Investigators with the Criminal Investigations Division have obtained murder warrants for Ky’Ron Earl Jamal Peterson, 22, of Hartsville and Darius Cedric Gibson, 17, of Hartsville for the death of Dominic Alton Midgett. On September 5, Midgett was discovered deceased in a residential fire that occurred on Persimmons Dr. in the Hartsville area. It is alleged that Peterson and Gibson shot Midgett,...
Lydia area shooting being investigated
Darlington County Sheriff’s Deputies are currently investigating a shooting that occurred at approximately midnight on Sept. 24 in the Lydia area of Darlington County. There is one victim in critical condition. More information will be provided as it becomes available. If you have any information you are asked to contact Darlington County Sheriff’s Investigators at (843) 398- 4501 or Crime Stoppers of the Pee Dee at...
Sheriff’s Dept. asks for public’s help finding burglary suspect
Darlington County Sheriff’s Investigators, with the Criminal Investigations Division, are requesting the public’s assistance to locate Detrick Shanta Gibbons, 33, of Darlington. Investigators allege Gibbons unlawfully entered a residence on Middle Branch Rd. in Darlington, taking firearms from within the residence during the daytime hours of September 13. Gibbons is charged with burglary, first degree, and grand larceny,...
Deputies arrest felon with gun
On September 2, while Darlington County Sheriff’s Deputies were on scene at the Darlington Burger King investigating an armed robbery they recovered a loaded revolver with five bullets, meth, crack cocaine and marijuana from an individual. Deputies arrested Gregory Lamont Benjamin, 32, of Hartsville. Benjamin has been charged with distribution of cocaine base, possession of less than one gram of meth, possession of a firearm by...
Two wounded in Hartsville area shooting
Darlington County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a shooting that occurred in the area of Blanding Dr. and Primus Park Rd. around 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 5. Two individuals were wounded. One individual is believed to not have life-threatening injuries. The severity of the second individual’s injuries is unknown at this time. If you have any information you are asked contact Darlington County Sheriff’s Investigators at (843)...