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Tag: Winnsboro Department of Public Safety

  • High noon shooting on College St.

    McKnight

    WINNSBORO – After a resident on Garden Street reported hearing gunshots being fired on College Street, an officer with the Winnsboro Department of Public Safety arrived on the scene. An investigation resulted in the arrest of a 19-year-old male charged with assault and battery with intent to kill, a 17-year-old male charged with unlawful possession of a firearm and another 17-year-old male charged with misprision (failure to report a felony).

    Antwan McKnight, 19, and Martez Kemontae Hughes, 17, arrived in the Zion Hill area about noon on May 21, looking for a fight with Javon Davis, also 17, according to the incident report. When McKnight and Hughes found Davis, he pulled a gun and began shooting at Davis, the report stated. Then all three cleared the scene.

    Officers arrived to find multiple .40 and 9mm shell casings on the ground. McKnight was arrested on May 23 and released on a $30,000 surety bond; Hughes was arrested on May 24 and released on a $5,000 personal recognizance bond. Davis was arrested for unlawful possession of a firearm on May 23 and released on a $1,000 surety bond.

  • Man arrested for attempted murder

    WINNSBORO – A Winnsboro man has been charged with attempted murder and malicious injury for gunning down an acquaintance at the MP Mart across from Fairfield Central High School. The incident occurred on Feb. 20 at about 1:30 a.m. and involved several individuals at the scene.

    Walker

    Reginald Walker, 24, was arrested after he and his brother became involved in an altercation with a teenager at the convenience store. The teenager said he and Walker exchanged words regarding Walker’s sister, and that when Walker showed his gun, the teenager got nervous and hit Walker’s brother.

    A witness inside the convenience store stated that when the teen hit Walker’s brother, Walker came from around the front of his car and began shooting, hitting the individual in the left side.  Walker and his brother and others immediately left in their vehicles according to the report, and two other individuals who were on the scene drove the victim to the hospital.

    The report states that Walker’s brother stated he dropped Walker at his mother’s apartment complex before he (Walker) went to the Winnsboro Department of Public Safety where he gave a statement and was arrested.

    Walker was denied bond on the attempted murder charge and remains in the Fairfield County Detention Center.

  • Blair brush fires burn 125 acres

    WINNSBORO – Multiple brush fires were reported Saturday afternoon in the Jenkinsville area along Highways 215 and 213. Fairfield County Fire Chief Jason Pope said the fires, which were first reported a little after 2 p.m., consumed about 125 acres.

    Thirty emergency personnel were on scene as well as 11 fire and emergency units including multiple fire engines, tankers and brush trucks, an EMS unit, the rescue squad, a rehab unit, an airplane, the Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office and the Winnsboro Department of Public Safety. Support was also requested from the Forestry Commission, and emergency units responded from Newberry County, Pope said.

    The fire was controlled at about 5:30 p.m.

    “No one was injured and, thanks to the quick actions of our volunteer firefighters, no homes or structures were damaged,” Pope said. “The forestry units have contained the fires, but they burned through the night and into Sunday.”

    The Fairfield County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the cause of the fire.

  • Father jailed for cruelty to child

    WINNSBORO – A 43-year-old Winnsboro man was arrested on Nov. 14 for both ‘cruelty to children (torture, deprivation)’ and ‘assault and battery’ 1st degree.

    A 38-year-old woman came to the Winnsboro police station on Nov. 6, stating that her ex-husband had stabbed their 16-year-old son in the leg, causing the child to have to have stitches in his leg.

    In an earlier report, the father told police that he has full custody of the couple’s son. There is no other stabbing information about the incident in the WDPS report.

    The father, who is not identified to protect the identity of the victim, was released on a $25,000 surety bond. The case continues to be investigated according to WDPS. This story will be updated as information is available.

  • Fairfield County Incident Reports

    FCSO

    29065

    Highway 215 N., 2800 block, between 11:27 a.m. and noon July 7. Someone entered an unlocked vacant home and stole copper wiring worth $100.

    Highway 215 S., 10600 block, between 9:07 and 9:25 a.m. July 8. Someone stole two newspaper boxes worth $500 from outside a business.

    Cole Trestle Road, 1100 block, between 10:13 and 10:23 a.m. July 8. Someone vandalized the outside of a church causing $275 in damage.

    Keller Lane, 100 block, between 10 p.m. July 8 and 7 a.m. July 9. Someone vandalized a car parked outside a home causing $3,000 in damage.

    29130

    Park Road, 1500 block, between 8:21 and 9 a.m. July 7. Deputies recovered a stolen SUV of undetermined value from the side of the road. The SUV had suffered $10,000 in damage.

    29180

    Bundrick Road, 400 block, between 7 and 10 a.m. July 5. Someone stole aluminum cans and other items worth $150 from outside a home.

    Highway 321 Bypass N., 300 block, between 7:08 and 7:18 a.m. July 5. Someone attempted to break into a home causing $300 in damage.

    Highway 321 Bypass N., 100 block, between 9:50 and 10:30 a.m. July 6. Someone broke out two windows on a home causing $100 in damage.

    Winnsboro Arms Drive, 100 block, between 5:24 and 5:31 a.m. July 7. Someone stole video game equipment worth $100 from a home.

    Bowsan Lane, 200 block, at 11:17 a.m. July 7. Someone broke into a home and stole a television worth $500.

    Estes Lane, 1900 block, between 3:33 and 5:30 p.m. July 7. Someone broke into a home and stole electronics and other items worth $1,539.

    WDPS

    29180

    Hickory Drive, 100 block, between 9 p.m. July 1 and 1:40 p.m. July 2. Someone vandalized a pool outside a home causing $200 in damage. Someone also vandalized a car parked outside a home causing $500 in damage.

    W. College Street, 100 block, between 10:10 and 10:20 p.m. July 2. Someone stole a handgun worth $100 from an unlocked car parked outside a home.

    Cedar Street, 200 block, between 7:50 and 7:55 a.m. July 5. Someone vandalized a car parked outside a home causing $1,500 in damage.

    E. College Street, 100 block, between 4 p.m. July 5 and 2:40 p.m. July 6. Someone stole stereo equipment and other items worth $500 from a car parked outside a business.

    N. Congress Street, 100 block, between 1 and 8 a.m. July 7. Someone broke into a business and stole computer equipment worth $5,000.

    N. Congress Street, 100 block, between 1 and 8 a.m. July 7. Someone broke into a business and stole change worth $300.

    Highway 321 Bypass, 700 block, between 1 and 1:30 p.m. July 10. Someone shoplifted a swimming pool of undetermined value from a business.

    Highway 321 Bypass, 700 block, between 8 and 8:30 a.m. July 11. A man was arrested after someone shoplifted electronics worth $295 from a business.

    Highway 321 Bypass, 700 block, between 1:25 and 2:10 p.m. July 12. Two women were arrested after someone shoplifted electronics worth $568 from a business.

    N. Congress Street, 300 block, between 7:10 and 7:28 a.m. July 13. Someone broke into a business and stole tools worth $1,775.

    N. Garden Street, 200 block, between noon and 12:15 p.m. July 14. Someone stole $111 in cash from a purse inside a home.

    Oak Street, 400 block, between 8 p.m. July 13 and 8:23 a.m. July 14. Someone vandalized a home and a car parked outside the home causing $300 in damage.

    Report of the Week:

    A 22-year-old Winnsboro man was having so much trouble getting along with his mother that he called deputies July 11 and asked them to give him a ride to his grandmother’s house. Always happy to serve, deputies responded to the Royal Hills Circle home. Unfortunately for the caller, however, there existed an outstanding warrant for his arrest. Deputies gave him a ride, all right – to the Fairfield County Detention Center.

  • Fairfield County Incident Reports

    FCSO

    29015

    99 Road, 100 block, between 9:47 and 11:13 a.m. June 21. Someone broke into a truck parked at a boat ramp and stole tools and other items worth $250.

    99 Road, 100 block, between 11:13 and 11:15 a.m. June 21. Someone broke into a truck parked at a boat ramp causing $300 in damage and stole fishing supplies and other items worth $75.

    Meadowlake Road, 100 block, between 2:03 and 2:05 p.m. June 21. Someone broke into a truck parked at a boat ramp and stole tools and other items worth $63.

    Highway 215 N., 2300 block, between 8 and 9:07 a.m. June 25. Someone vandalized lawn equipment in the yard of a home causing $150 in damage.

    29130

    Rockbridge Road, 3900 block, at 10:47 a.m. June 22. Someone stole a riding lawn mower worth $200 from underneath the front porch of a home.

    Old 21, 4800 block, between 10:10 and 10:35 a.m. June 25. Someone stole farm equipment worth $4,000 from outside a hunting club. Some of the equipment, worth $1,500, was later recovered on some nearby property.

    Mood Harrison Road, 2800 block, between 8:51 and 9:45 p.m. June 25. Someone vandalized a home causing $825 in damage.

    29180

    Cherry Road, 200 block, between 10:03 and 10:05 p.m. June 20. Someone fired a gun through a window of a home causing an undetermined amount of damage.

    Golf Course Road, 200 block, between 3 and 3:05 p.m. June 21. Someone broke out a window of a home causing $500 in damage.

    Winnsboro Arms Drive, 100 block, at 10:05 a.m. June 22. Someone vandalized the front door of a home causing $100 in damage.

    Highway 200 and River Road, 100 block, between 11:38 a.m. and noon June 22. Someone broke into a hunting lodge and stole tools worth $250.

    Highway 321 Bypass, 1700 block, between 1 and 3:30 p.m. June 22. A man was arrested after someone stole scrap metal worth $100 from the yard of a home.

    Highway 321 S., 6900 block, at 9:24 a.m. June 23. Someone broke out a window on a home causing $100 in damage.

    Golf Course Road, 1000 block, between 3:28 and 4:12 p.m. June 25. Someone stole a 1998 Audi worth $10,000 from the front yard of a home.

    WDPS

    29180

    Russell Street, 100 block, between 10 a.m. June 1 and 7 p.m. June 20. Someone entered an unlocked home and stole a television set worth $100.

    Highway 321 Bypass, 700 block, between 2 and 10 p.m. June 17. Someone used a stolen ATM card to make purchases worth $179 from a business.

    Alexander Circle, 400 block, between 8 and 10:09 a.m. June 18. Someone vandalized the screen door of a home causing $200 in damage.

    N. Garden Street, 100 block, between 11 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. June 18. Someone vandalized a home causing $900 in damage.

    E. College Street, 100 block, between 8:02 and 8:45 a.m. June 19. Someone broke into a business causing $400 in damage and stole tools worth $5,000.

    S. Congress Street, 100 block, between 12:30 a.m. June 24 and 4:50 p.m. June 25. Someone stole a collection of aluminum cans worth $7,500 from behind a business.

    Highway 321 Bypass, 600 block, between 8:15 and 8:46 p.m. June 25. Someone stole a bicycle worth $100 from outside a home.

    N. Zion Street, 500 block, between 9:30 p.m. June 25 and 8:30 a.m. June 26. Someone vandalized a truck parked outside a home causing $2,500 in damage.

  • Winnsboro Man Arrested During Church Burglary

    A Winnsboro man was arrested earlier this month after Public Safety officers found him rummaging through an upstairs room at a local church.

    Vernon Dwayne Thompson, 31, of Chalmer Street in Winnsboro, was arrested June 6 and charged with burglary after officers found him inside St. Paul Baptist Church at 207 N. Garden St. Officers had responded to the scene at 9:30 a.m. after a witness reported seeing a suspicious person walking back and forth in front of the church. Officers found on the front lawn of the church a flat-screen TV and a shoulder bag containing a laptop computer and computer accessories, all of which was estimated to be worth $2,000.

    The witness, a Hudson Street resident, told officers he had seen the suspect walk behind the church, where officers found a back door ajar and with the glass broken out of it. Officers searched the church and found Thompson plundering an upstairs room. Thompson was arrested and transported to the Fairfield County Detention Center.