Crime & Courts - The Sumter Item (2024)

Saturday, June 1 was busy for Sumter County Sheriff’s Office after receiving a report of a vehicle submerged in water near Cain Mill Pond. A fisherman contacted local authorities to report …more

A second suspect in connection to the South Guignard Drive shooting has been placed in custody. Sumter Police Department continues its search for teenage suspect. In May, 32-year-old Tavares …more

Sumter's sheriff wants to remind county residents about a known phone scam that the office says is back and has become more sophisticated recently and may lead to people losing money. According …more

STAFF REPORT |6/10/24 02:40 PM

A 20-year-old man is wanted in connection to a burglary in the Pinewood area. Willie J.N. Green is wanted on charges of second-degree violent burglary and third-degree burglary, according to …more

Two South Carolina women face a slew of charges, including burglary and financial identity fraud, after being discovered living in an unoccupied Sumter residence. Megan Brooke Williamson, 36, of …more

On the afternoon of Wednesday, May 29, mere miles from the heart of downtown Sumter inside the Birnie HOPE Center on South Purdy Street, Sumter Mayor David Merchant and community stakeholders dove into a conversation on how to address and eradicate …more

John Latroy Robinson, 42, is being sought by the Sumter County Sheriff's Office in connection to a warrant issued for his arrest with charges of burglary, stalking and violation of permanent …more

STAFF REPORT |5/30/24 05:00 PM

In addition to a press release sent earlier on Wednesday, Sumter Police Department has identified a third suspect in the fatal shooting on South Guignard Drive. Fernando Quintez Adams, 20, of …more

Sumter police have arrested one man in connection to the fatal shooting from Monday, May 27. The investigation continues as officers search for a second suspect. Curtis Jefferson Jr., 19, of …more

Sumter County Coroner Robbie Baker released the name of the driver who was fatally shot at a South Guignard traffic light on Monday morning. Tavares K McFadden, 32, of Rembert, was pronounced …more

A Sumter man in is custody after calling law enforcement to confess that he fatally shot his wife. At 6:28 a.m. on Sunday, May 26, Freddie Samuel Fals, 61, of North Saint Paul Church Road, …more

Sumter Police Department is offering a $5,000 reward for information regarding a fatal shooting early Monday. At about 7:30 a.m., officers responded to a call of shots fired at the Green …more

By ALAYSHA MAPLE
alaysha@theitem.com |5/27/24 06:00 AM

A third man suspected of involvement in a fatal shooting on North Purdy Street on Monday, May 20, turned himself in to law enforcement Friday evening after a news conference earlier Friday naming him …more

STAFF REPORT |5/24/24 05:28 PM

Sumter area law enforcement officials have identified three men in connection with the North Purdy shooting on Monday, May 20, and are asking for the public’s help locating one of them and …more

By BRYN EDDY
bryn@theitem.com |5/24/24 12:09 PM

Sumter County Coroner Robbie Baker released the name of the individual who died following a shooting on North Purdy Street. Blaine Varner, 59, of Sumter, died from injuries sustained in an …more

An innocent driver was killed in an exchange of gunfire between two other vehicles on Monday afternoon along North Purdy Street. Sumter police are seeking the public’s help following …more

Deputies with Sumter County Sheriff’s Office arrested one after shots were fired into an occupied home on May 17. Dispatch received a call regarding a civil disturbance with shots fired at …more

Sumter Police Department has launched an investigation into a fatal stabbing that occurred Friday morning. Officers responded to a domestic-related stabbing before 3 a.m. on May 17 on Broad …more

Three men are charged with assault and battery in connection to an attack outside a local bar. Robert Alan Jamison, 43, Jerry LaGrande Melton, 35, and Yacov Michael Peters, 42, all of …more

A Sumter mother is in custody after her child was found wandering North Main Street on Wednesday morning. Emmani Kiana Wells, 24, of North Main Street, was taken into custody and charged with …more