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CRIME & SAFETY
Man accused of strangling his missing mother and leaving her body in river
LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (TCN) -- Officials arrested a man several months after his missing mother was found deceased in a river under suspicious circumstances. According to the Lexington County Coroner’s Office, 56-year-old Regina Arroyo was reported missing out of Barnwell County on Nov. 30, 2023. Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon said several days later, an individual canoeing in the North Fork Edisto River found a body, which was later identified as Arroyo’s. Her death was ruled a homicide.
North Augusta man charged with May homicide, more arrests expected
AIKEN COUNTY, S.C. (WACH) — An arrest was made in connection to a homicide that occurred in early May in Aiken County, according to the Aiken County Department of Public Safety. Jaquarez Bibbs, 28, of North Augusta, is charged with murder and possession of a weapon during the commission...
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