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Dive teams recover body found in 9 feet of water in South Carolina river
One person has died after going missing in a South Carolina river. The Greenwood County Sheriff's Office received a call of a possible drowning in the Saluda River at Irvin Pitts Memorial Park in Ware Shoals around 4:30 p.m. Sunday. According to GCSO, Abbeville dive teams went in the water...
Greenville teen arrested in connection with shooting death of Simpsonville woman
A Greenville teen has been arrested in connection to a woman’s death. According to the Greenwood County Sheriff’s Office, Mon’Drikus Raphael Griffin, 17, was taken into custody on June 18 and charged as an adult with murder, carjacking, and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime. He is accused of fatally shooting Kasia Diera Simmons, 38, of Simpsonville on June 12.
Bumbling drug dealer’s smuggling plan blows up after stashing meth, fentanyl in grenades
His drug-smuggling scheme really blew up in his face. A South Carolina drug dealer was sentenced to 18 years in prison this week after he was caught trying to move meth and fentanyl inside hollowed-out grenades last spring. Cory Gerald Bell, 36, was stopped in May 2023 by a Greenwood County Sheriff’s deputy who noticed Bell had a broken tail light, according to WYFF 4 in Greenville. NYC juice bar owner fed up with crime, ‘chaos’ will close or relocate after wacko smashed store window The deputy searched the car after catching a whiff of marijuana, which is still illegal in the Palmetto State,...
Dealer arrested in South Carolina, hid drugs in hand grenades, official says
GREENWOOD, South Carolina (WYFF) — A Greenwood, South Carolina man and admitted drug dealer hid more than 150 grams of illegal drugs inside hand grenades, officials said Tuesday. More news: Upstate teen charged with DUI after crash that killed bicyclist, police say. Cory Gerald Bell, 36, pleaded guilty Monday...
17-year-old accused of shooting Upstate woman to death
GREENWOOD COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) – A teenager has been charged as an adult for the murder of a woman who was found shot to death alongside a Greenwood road. The Greenwood County Sheriff’s Office arrested 17-year-old Mon’Drikus Raphael Griffin, of Greenville, Tuesday in connection to the murder of 38-year-old Kasia Dierra Simmons, of Simpsonville. On […]
Cops Search for Killer After Finding Woman’s Body on Side of SC Road
Greenwood County officials are currently conducting a search for the killer of a woman whose body was discovered on the side of a road in South Carolina. Kasia Dierra Simmons, a 38-year-old resident of Simpsonville, was found deceased on Wilson Creek Road at approximately 9:15 p.m. on June 12. The Greenwood County Coroner’s office responded to the scene to investigate.
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