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Location: 1281 North Main Street, Sumter, SC 29153
     Mailing: P.O. Box 430, Sumter, SC 29151

Media Releases

Media and the community can stay informed about recent incidents, arrests, wanted individuals, missing persons, and runaways with this list of our most recent news releases. 

Anyone with information pertaining to an incident or a person listed here is asked to call the sheriff’s office at (803) 436-2000 or Crime Stoppers at p3tips.com or download and use the P3 mobile app. 


Recent:
05-24-23 Johnson Rearrested on 24 Additional Charges, Including Incest

05-23-23 Weathersbee Recognized by Governor as County Officer of the Year

05-19-23 News Release - Second Suspect in Auto Breaking and Entering Spree Captured

05-18-23 News Release - Interstate Stop Leads to Arrests for Distribution and Trafficking

05-11-23 News Release - Three Arrested Following a Breakup

05-11-23 News Release - High Beam Headlights Lead to Pursuit and Arrests

05-05-23 News Release - Sumter Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Team Make More Arrests

05-04-23 News Release - Sumter Sheriff's Office Narcotics Team Make Arrests

05-01-23 News Release - Suspect in Stabbing in Custody

04-24-23 News Release - Fireworks Disrupt Spring Family Carnival

04-18-23 News Release - Green Rearrested for Trafficking

04-21-23 News Release - Sheriff Asks for Help Solving Murder

04-11-23 News Release - Dog Sought Following Attack Captured

04-10-23 News Release - Easter Sunday Pre-Dawn Dog Attack Critically Injures Woman

01-25-22 News Release - Lombardi Court Drug Bust --- Photo

01-10-22 News Release - Devon Osborne --- Photo

01-10-22 News Release - Noah Fenters --- Photo

12-14-21 News Release - Airsoft gun located in student's vehicle

12-14-21 News Release - Lakewood threat determined to be rumor

12-10-21 News Release - Death caused by apparent dog attack under investigation

12-02-21 News Release - Demetrius Castro --- Photo

11-23-21 News Release - Henry Champion III --- Photo

11-23-21 News Release - Aishia Ellis --- Photo

11-23-21 News Release - Kimberly Bowers --- Photo

11-23-21 News Release - John Dubose --- Photo

11-19-21 News Release - Geoffrey Fowler --- Photo

11-19-21 News Release - Horatio-Hagood Road Homicide Update

11-18-21 News Release - Man arrested after minor brings handgun to school --- Photo

11-18-21 News Release - Pelfrey Road Bust --- Photo

11-15-21 News Release - Sawgrass Court Drug Bust --- Tabatha Browder --- Theresa Browder

11-09-21 News Release - Telvin Barno-Montgomery --- Photo

11-09-21 News Release - Tyrone Williams --- Photo

11-05-21 News Release - Vernon Gardner --- Photo

11-05-21 News Release - Justin Taylor --- Photo

11-06-21 News Release - Furman Field Road Drug Bust --- Photo

11-05-21 News Release - Fatal Isolated Shooting on Vaughn Street --- Photo

10-28-21 News Release - Adrienne Baskerville --- Photo

10-20-21 News Release - Quinton Greene --- Photo

10-20-21 News Release - William Bochman III --- Photo

10-20-21 News Release - Christopher Bell Jr. --- Photo

10-15-21 News Release - Blanche Road Drug Bust --- Photo

10-12-21 News Release - Tammy Barlow and Neal Anderson --- Barlow --- Anderson

10-08-21 News Release - Edward Lafeve --- Photo

09-29-21 News Release - Shannon Thames --- Photo

09-29-21 News Release - Hubert Frank --- Photo

09-29-21 News Release - Christopher Jackson --- Photo

09-21-21 News Release - Darren Walker --- Photo

09-21-21 News Release - Quincy Carter Jr. --- Photo

09-17-21 News Release - Michael Reynolds Jr. --- Photo

09-17-21 News Release - Alexandria Felder-Allen --- Photo

09-17-21 News Release - Sumter County deputy involved in fatal collision with a pedestrian

09-16-21 News Release - Operation I.C.E. Storm --- Adams --- Austin --- Arroyo --- Christie --- Cotto --- Gallinto --- Owens --- Robinson --- Shepard

09-13-21 News Release - Jawan Mack --- Photo

09-03-21 News Release - Benjamin Good Jr. --- Photo

09-03-21 News Release - Kingwood Smith Jr. --- Photo

09-03-21 News Release - Trayvaune Scott and Ya'Vaundre Richardson --- Photo --- Photo

09-03-21 News Release - Tyrone Hunter --- Photo

08-27-21 News Release - Sex Offender Registry Verification

08-20-21 News Release - Kameron Dunnican --- Photo

08-20-21 News Release - Daquan Cure --- Photo

08-17-21 News Release - Antonio Dennis --- Photo

08-17-21 News Release - Patricia Tilton --- Photo

08-17-21 News Release - Graham Bochman --- Photo

08-12-21 News Release - Quinton Greene --- Photo

08-09-21 News Release - Sunday shooting death under investigation

08-02-21 News Release - Updated charges in American MHP fatal shooting --- Photo

07-27-21 News Release - Manchester death investigation

07-20-21 News Release - Felicia Anderson --- Photo

07-19-21 News Release - Shiliek Singletary --- Photo

07-19-21 News Release - Two search warrants yield meth., heroin and marijuana --- Photo 1 --- Photo 2 --- Photo 3

07-16-21 News Release - Frankie Richburg --- Photo

07-16-21 News Release - Anthony Montgomery --- Photo

07-16-21 News Release - Renard Deveaux --- Photo

07-16-21 News Release - Denise Fulton --- Photo

07-16-21 News Release - Melvin Brown --- Photo

06-22-21 News Release - Rashaun Gregg --- Photo

06-18-21 News Release - David Johnson --- Photo

06-11-21 News Release - Amariah Hall --- Photo

06-10-21 News Release - Neal Anderson --- Photo

06-10-21 News Release - William Loney --- Photo

06-09-21 News Release - Mark Hodge Jr. --- Photo

06-09-21 News Release - Mica Sanders --- Photo

06-09-21 News Release - Tabitha Gertin --- Photo

05-27-21 News Release - Eugene Rhinehart III --- Photo

05-17-21 News Release - Joseph Hilton Jr. --- Photo

05-12-21 News Release - Divine Kersey --- Photo

05-03-21 News Release - Danielle Yackeschi --- Photo

04-29-21 News Release - Jack Wallace --- Photo

04-29-21 News Release - Johnny Ingram Jr. --- Photo

04-27-21 News Release - Ronnie Nero Jr. --- Photo

04-26-21 News Release - Jeffrey Green Jr. --- Photo

04-22-21 News Release - Nyjuan Sutton --- Photo

04-15-21 News Release - Bradley McCoy --- Photo

04-13-21 News Release - Esteban Delgado --- Photo

04-06-21 News Release - John Dubose --- Photo

04-06-21 News Release - Shaparis Vanburen --- Photo

04-01-21 News Release - Brittany Busques --- Photo

04-01-21 News Release - Eric Dickey --- Photo

03-16-21 News Release - Tykeem Billups --- Photo

03-11-21 News Release - Kevin Capell --- Photo

03-03-21 News Release - Patrick McQuiller --- Photo

03-03-21 News Release - Daniel Kalkhof --- Photo

02-22-21 News Release - Tevin Owens --- Photo

02-17-21 News Release - Taylor Singleton --- Photo

02-12-21 News Release - Ja'Niya Cooper --- Photo

02-11-21 News Release - Michael Hernandez Jr. --- Photo

02-11-21 News Release - Quasim Capers --- Photo

02-11-21 News Release - Herbert Miller II --- Photo

02-11-21 News Release - Drevon Tindal --- Photo

02-10-21 News Release - Barbara Whitted --- Photo

02-09-21 News Release - Jarquis Dinkins --- Photo

02-09-21 News Release - Antoneio Fleming --- Photo

02-06-21 News Release - Man arrested for shooting at neighbors, killing dog --- Photo

02-03-21 News Release - Amanda Herz --- Photo

02-02-21 News Release - New K-9 Named After Fallen Deputy --- Photo 1 --- Photo 2 --- Photo 3

02-01-21 News Release - Officer Involved Shooting, More Info. --- Photo

01-30-21 News Release - Officer Involved Shooting

01-22-21 News Release - Tricia Yazici --- Photo

01-22-21 News Release - Samuel Prescott --- Photo

01-21-21 News Release - 1976 John and Jane Doe Identified 44 Years Later --- Pamela Buckley --- James Freund

01-19-21 News Release - Rescued Dog Makes a Quick Recovery --- Photo 1 --- Photo 2 --- Photo 3 --- Photo 4 --- Boyle

01-13-21 News Release - Ikeia Douglas --- Photo

01-13-21 News Release - Dupree Hughes --- Photo

01-13-21 News Release - Pinkney Gamble Jr. --- Photo

12-30-20 News Release - Search continues for missing 18-year-old, public's help needed --- Photo 1 --- Photo 2

12-29-20 Missing - Jackson Garcia --- JPEG Poster

12-17-20 News Release - Two women charged, third critically injured after altercation --- Ham --- Strickland

12-14-20 News Release - Aldric Franklin --- Photo

12-14-20 News Release - Dontavian Bennett --- Photo

12-14-20 News Release - Capell and Windham --- Capell --- Windham

12-10-20 - News Release - Henry Milliner --- Photo

12-10-20 - News Release - Rashad Stover --- Photo

12-10-20 - News Release - Angela Whitehead --- Photo

12-10-20 - News Release - Shonecquia Washington --- Photo

12-10-20 - News Release - Thomas Hamor --- Photo

12-04-20 - News Release - Tylik Anderson --- Photo 

12-03-20 - News Release - Wright Street Drug Bust --- Photo 1 --- Photo 2 --- Photo 3

12-03-20 - News Release - Steven Bethea --- Photo

12-02-20 - News Release - Brendan Kennon --- Photo

12-02-20 - News Release - Amari Hall --- Photo

12-02-20 - News Release - Christopher England --- Photo

11-17-20 - News Release - Missing Man's Body Recovered From Waterway

11-12-20 - News Release - Arrests Made Related to July Rembert Shooting Incident --- Photo 1 --- Photo 2

11-02-20 - News Release - Information Sought in Fatal Weekend Shooting

10-29-20 - News Release - Second Arrest Made in 2019 October Rembert Shooting --- Photo

10-19-20 - News Release - Fatal Shooting in Lynchburg

10-16-20 - News Release - Damon Wells --- Photo

10-13-20 - News Release - Dusty Halton --- Photo

10-13-20 - News Release - Taqwan Abrams --- Photo

10-05-20 - News Release - Old Pocalla Road Death Investigation

10-05-20 - News Release - Heyward Welch --- Photo

10-02-20 - News Release - Nicole Lane Fatal Shooting

10-02-20 - News Release - Justin Nelson --- Photo

10-02-20 - News Release - Robert Perry --- Photo

09-23-20 - News Release - Dog Attack

09-22-20 - News Release - Joyce Brown --- Photo

09-21-20 - News Release - Keodra Jackson --- Photo

09-10-20 - News Release - John Tricoche --- Photo