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Fairfield County deputies arrest Chester man in connection with shooting in Peay Ridge area
FAIRFIELD COUNTY, S.C. (WIS) - A Chester man was arrested in connection with a shooting incident that happened in the Peay Ridge community of Fairfield County. Taures Price, 40, was charged with two counts of attempted murder, possession of a weapon during a violent crime, unlawful possession of a firearm and assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature.
Chester man arrested in Fairfield County shooting
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – Taures Price, 40, of Chester, has been arrested following a shooting incident on Saturday, June 22 in the Peay Ridge community of Fairfield County. At approximately 10 p.m. on June 22, Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a shooting incident. According to the police...
Chester man charged with attempted murder after shots ring out during car chase
FAIRFIELD COUNTY, S.C. — A Chester man was arrested over the weekend on two counts of attempted murder after allegedly shooting into a vehicle during a chase. According to the Fairfield County Sheriff's Office, 40-year-old Taures Prince fired multiple shots into a vehicle around 10 p.m. on June 22 in the Peay Ridge community.
Convicted Richland County child abuser captured in Kentucky
A Richland County man convicted of abusing his 3-year-old daughter was captured late Friday night. Scott County (Kentucky) Sheriff's Office deputies arrested Nathan Griner and a woman, Riley Pearson, who they say was helping him as he tried to evade authorities. Ginter, a former Fairfield County sheriff's deputy, was convicted...
Flight instructor dubbed hero after landing plane safely on I-77 in Fairfield County
WINNSBORO, S.C. (WIS) - Columbia native Nicole Smith is being called a hero by her flight school following her landing a plane on Interstate 77 on Thursday night. She and her aviation student are doing ok, after they had to make an emergency landing on the median. “In the moment,...
S.C. flight instructor called a hero after safe landing on interstate
WINNSBORO, S.C. (WIS) - A flight instructor is now a hero after saving the life of her student on Thursday night. Columbia native Nicole Smith and her aviation student are doing fine following their emergency landing on Interstate 77 in Fairfield County near Exit 34. Smith has been a flight...
Emergency landing on I-77: How a pilot’s quick thinking averted disaster
FAIRFIELD COUNTY, S.C. — A pilot instructor at S&S Aviation was performing a routine lesson with a student on Thursday when she experienced mechanical issues that caused her to make an emergency landing on I-77 near Winnsboro. The single-engine Cessna 172 took off from Fairfield County Airport but began...
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