LCSD

Man accused of breaking into home to watch woman sleep

Deputies have arrested an Irmo man in connection to a case involving burglary and voyeurism. Richard Travis Abbott, 28, entered a woman’s Rodborough Road residence through an unlocked door with the intent to watch the woman sleep in her bed, according to arrest warrants. The woman told deputies she woke up while Abbott was in […]

Man accused of throwing objects at cars on I-26

A Gaston man is charged with three counts of attempted murder after throwing large pieces of rock-like material at cars on an interstate highway, according to arrest warrants. Tyler Chase Loyd, 20, threw objects at three transfer trucks near exit 119 on I-26 during the early morning hours of May 12, detectives said. One of […]

Deputies search for leads in boat ramp beating

Five days after being attacked at Jake’s Landing, David Branham is recovering, but he wants answers. “I feel way fortunate, they could have killed me. You can’t hit folks in the head like that,” Branham said. He and his wife were trying to bring their boat in Sunday evening when Branham asked another boater to […]

4 charged in March shooting death

Editor’s note: Breondre Johnson was arrested May 29 on the charge mentioned below. Three Columbia men and a juvenile have been charged in connection with a fatal shooting in an apartment complex parking lot. “Based on statements detectives took from witnesses and information gathered at the Peachtree Place scene, three of the defendants tried to […]