Posts Tagged ‘Self Defense’
Homeowner Defends Herself from Escaped Convict
Pickens, South Carolina – A woman defended herself from an escaped convict after he broke into her home around this time last year. According to Pickens County Sheriff Rick Clark, 30-year-old Bruce McLaughlin and another inmate Timothy Dill, attacked guards at the Pickens County jail and escaped at around 2:30 a.m. December 4, 2018.…
Read MoreHome Invader Returned After Police Left
Columbia, South Carolina – A man was shot in killed after eluding police then trying to break back into the same home. According to the Richland County Sheriff’s Department, deputies were called out to a report of a domestic disturbance at a home located in the 3900 block of Wellesley Dr. last Friday night. But…
Read MoreSocial Media Transaction Robbery Leads to Shooting
Columbia, South Carolina – One man is in jail after being shot while attempting to rob another man selling shoes. According to Columbia Police Department (CPD), 23-year-old Je’Nell Montez Burton was arrested and charged with armed robbery, possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime, and unlawful carrying of a weapon after…
Read MoreWoman W/ Gun Scares Away Home Invader
Greenville County, South Carolina – Greenville County Sheriff’s Office is requesting anyone with information about an attack on a homeowner to come forward so the assailant can be identified. According to law enforcement officials, deputies were dispatched to a home in Taylors to a report of a woman who was attacked in her home on…
Read MoreTruck Rampage Ends in Pistol Whipping
Fort Mill, South Carolina — A man has been arrested after being detained by a citizen with a concealed carry permit Sunday evening. Witnesses told WSOCTV a man got into his black truck and used the vehicle to repeatedly ram into three or four other parked cars nearby. A bystander was caught in the mayhem…
Read MoreSuspect Shot Twice Trying to Flee Bondsmen
York County, South Carolina – A suspect was shot after running over two bail bondsmen Thursday night. According to York County Spokesman Trent Faris, deputies were called to the 300 block of Davidson Rd. to a report of a shooting. When police arrived at the scene, they found two bail bondsmen and the suspect, 24-year-old…
Read MoreMan Shot by Deputy in His own Home
Greenville County, South Carolina – A man was shot in his own home after a deputy responded to an alarm call at the residence at 305 Eastcrest Dr. on June 13th. According to the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office (GCSO), a deputy was dispatched to a home in Simpsonville in response to an alarm that was…
Read MoreUnknown Man Shot by Williamston Homeowner
Williamston, South Carolina — According to Anderson County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO), an unknown man was shot and killed after he attempted to break into a home located on Boiter Rd on Sunday night. Sgt. J.T. Foster, a spokesman with ACSO, says an unidentified man was shot in the chest while in the door way of…
Read MoreHomeowner Outnumbered, but Wins Anyway
Hampton Police Department (HPD) report a shooting in the 100 block of Locust Street W. near the Hampton County Dispatch Center at around 9:30 p.m. on 23, Apr , 2019. According to investigators, two masked men attempted to force their way into a home and were met by the homeowner who had a CCW permit.…
Read MoreCriminals Bogus Story Didn’t Check Out As to Why He’d Been Shot.
A man from Sumter, South Carolina, is in jail today after he told police he’d been shot while in the Manning Avenue area on Tuesday. But when police went to investigate, Tonyia McGirt, public information officer for Sumter Police Department said that they could not find any evidence of a shooting occurring there. However, they…
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