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St. Stephen Man Wanted for Attempted Murder

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Deputies with the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office need the public’s help locating a man wanted for attempted murder. Deputies say 24-year-old Ricky Walker of Vivian Road in St. Stephen has five active arrest warrants for attempted murder. The charges stem from an incident 12/12/2017 incident on Santee River Road in St. Stephen where an occupied home was shot […]

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Suspect Charged in Old Piggly Wiggly Warehouse Shooting

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–One person has been charged with attempted murder following an altercation at the old Piggly Wiggly warehouse in Jedburg. On Tuesday afternoon, deputies with the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a shooting with a victim at 1145 Newton Way. Once there, they found a male subject that had been shot in the shoulder. The […]

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Police: 3 Teens Arrested Following Shooting Of Elderly Woman

GOOSE CREEK, S.C.–GCPD investigators say they have arrested three teens for the September 21st shooting of 79-year-old Joan Dixon on Pecan Grove Ave. Dequian Dawson, 17; Joshua Smith, 18; and Christopher Burnell, 19, have all been charged with attempted murder. “Investigators are continuing to attempt to identify a reported fourth suspect that may have been in the suspect vehicle,” stated […]

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Deputies: Man Wanted For Attempted Murder Arrested Near Sangaree

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Deputies recently arrested a man facing attempted murder charges out of Charleston County. On July 25, 2017, members of the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office Community Action Team and Members of the U.S. Marshals Task Force arrested Duane Bright. Bright, 40, of Crooked Creek Drive in the Sangaree area of Summerville was being sought for charges of attempted murder and […]

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Deputies: Man Charged With Attempted Murder After Stabbing Girlfriend

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–A Goose Creek man is behind bars after Berkeley County deputies say he stabbed his girlfriend in the neck and chest following an argument Tuesday in the couple’s vehicle. Deputies say the suspect, JD Gray II, was driving his truck with the victim inside of it as they returned to his home from Ryan’s Steakhouse in Summerville. According […]

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Deputies: Man Sets Girlfriend On Fire, Charged With Attempted Murder

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–A Berkeley County man is behind bars after deputies say he tried to kill his girlfriend by pouring lighter fluid on her and setting her on fire following an argument. The incident took place at a home on Coveney Way in the Ladson area in Berkeley County. Before deputies arrived on scene, a bystander transported the victim to […]

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Goose Creek Man Charged With Attempted Murder Of State Trooper

GOOSE CREEK, S.C.—Agents with the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division have charged a Goose Creek man in connection with shots fired at a state trooper during a recent pursuit on Interstate 77 in Fairfield County. Paul Anthony Walker, 20, has been charged with attempted murder, a felony when carries a 30-year-prison sentence if convicted. He’s also been charged with possession […]

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Deputies: Woman points gun at pregnant woman, threatens to shoot her and unborn baby

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—On Friday, a 44-year-old woman faced a judge in bond court after deputies say she pointed a gun at a pregnant woman’s stomach and threatened to shoot her and her baby. Julie Gookins is charged with first degree burglary, kidnapping, possession of a weapon during a violent crime and attempted murder. She remains behind bars at the Hill-Finklea […]

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Berkeley Co. mom charged with 3 counts of attempted murder of kids

According to Volusia County deputies in Daytona Beach, Florida, as Ebony Wilkerson of Cross drove her minivan into the rough ocean surf at Daytona Beach Tuesday afternoon, she locked the doors of her 2012 Honda Odyssey, put up the windows and told her three frightened children to close their eyes and go to sleep. She reportedly then ignored the children’s […]