Crime & Courts - The Sumter Item (2024)

An update on the fatal shooting on Monday, May 27 has been released, and a teenager is in police custody. A teen wanted in connection to the killing of Tavares Keiwaun McFadden, 32, and injury …more

Sumter County Sheriff Anthony Dennis is asking Sumter residents to be cautious responding to Facebook Marketplace posts. According to a news release from Mark Bourdeaux, public information officer …more

STAFF REPORT |8/26/24 03:44 PM

Thomer C. Robinson, 23, of U.S. 15 North, Rembert, was arrested and charged with domestic violence-first degree according to a news release from Mark Bordeax, public informations officer with the …more

STAFF REPORT |8/23/24 05:47 PM

A 24-year-old man awaits a bond hearing after being arrested for allegedly mistreating a vulnerable adult and preventing them from leaving the residence. At around midnight on Friday, Aug. 23, …more

Sumter Police Department is continuing to investigate the shooting at a Washington Street hotel that left two critically injured. Officers responded to the Sumter Palmetto Inn after 10:45 a.m. …more

Sumter Police Department is currently on scene at a Washington Street hotel in response to a shooting. Tonyia McGirt, public information officer for the department, said a call came in …more

“Our city has been deeply affected by recent acts of gun violence that have claimed the lives of too many,” is how Sumter Mayor David Merchant started his written to the community. …more

Sumter deputies responded to a domestic disturbance that turned violent and ended with one in custody for child endangerment. At around 1:07 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 17, deputies were dispatched …more

A woman has been taken into custody in connection to killing of 34-year-old man on Sunday morning. Before 6:30 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 18, officers responded to a Putter Drive residence when they …more

Sumter County Coroner Robbie Baker released the names of two individuals who were fatally shot at Sleep Inn on Sunday morning. Saquan Logan, 20, and Demari Spann, 19, both of Sumter, were …more

Sumter County Coroner’s Office and Sumter Police Department are investigating a fatal shooting that left one dead. The shooting occurred at about 7 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 18. Antoin …more

Sumter Police Department is working to identify suspects after a fatal shooting at a Broad Street hotel on Sunday morning. Officers responded to call at about 4:30 a.m. on Aug. 18 of a shooting …more

A 15-year-old is in custody after an 18-year-old was injured in a domestic-related shooting on Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 14, according to Tonyia McGirt, public information officer for Sumter Police …more

STAFF REPORT |8/15/24 01:49 PM

Sumter Police Department seeks the public’s help in locating the driver of a hit-and-run that resulted in an injured runner. Officers responded to a call before 9:30 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 5 …more

Sumter County Sheriff’s Office is at the center of a legal battle after a nonfatal stabbing in 2023 at the detention center. In a complaint filed on Friday, Aug. 9, Roger Gooden, …more

In 2023, the South Carolina Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force received about 9,800 CyberTips from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children."This was a high watermark for the task force, and I believe the number will …more

A fourth suspect has been taken into custody in connection to the fatal shooting of 15-year-old Derrick Wilson. Cedric Wright, 20, of Sumter, turned himself in to Sumter Police Department on …more

Two suspects in a fatal shooting that occurred Sunday, Aug. 4 are now facing additional charges. According to Mark Bordeaux, public information officer for Sumter County Sheriff’s Office, …more

Three teenagers are being petitioned to family court after reportedly terrorizing turkeys and vandalizing the land using four-wheelers and a motorcycle. Deputies responded to a county …more

BY ALAYSHA MAPLE
alaysha@theitem.com |8/9/24 06:00 AM

Sumter Police Department identified a third and fourth suspect in the killing of 15-year-old Derrick Wilson. Warrants were issued this week for Cedric Wright, 20, and Keonte Jackson, 21, both of …more