Crime & Courts - The Sumter Item (2024)

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

Two suspects wanted in connection to the killing of Jaquen Jefferson turned themselves in on Wednesday morning. Terone Justin McCray, 35, and Nia Laprece Wright, 28, both of Rembert, surrendered …more

A man and a woman are wanted in connection to a fatal shooting that occurred Sunday morning in Rembert. At about 6 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 4, deputies responded to call of shot fired into a car and …more

A Sumter woman died on Friday from injuries sustained in fatal wreck that occurred in July. South Carolina Highway Patrol Master Trooper William Bennett reported the wreck occurred July 28 …more

Sumter County Coroner Robbie Baker released the name of the individual who was shot Sundy morning in Rembert. Jaquan Marquell Jefferson, 32, of Sumter, was pronounced dead at Prisma Health …more

In an unpublished opinion, a Sumter judge expressed Brittany Martin's appeal regarding her four-year conviction on charges of breach of peace was not preserved.The opinion, filed by Sumter County Circuit Judge R. Kirk Griffin on Wednesday, July …more

The second suspect wanted in connection to the death of 16-year-old Derrick “CD” Wilson is in custody. Tonyia McGirt, public information officer with Sumter Police Department …more

With one suspect in police custody, four South Carolina law enforcement agencies are partnering to locate a second suspect in connection to the shooting death of Derrick “CD” Wilson. …more

Rice, pot roast, mixed vegetables and Auntie’s macaroni and cheese. That’s the meal Cynthia woke up early Friday to prepare for her nephew Derrick “CD” Wilson for his 16 th …more

An investigation is ongoing after the body of a Sumter teen, reported missing on Wednesday, was discovered on Thursday. Police officers found the body of 15-year-old Derrick “CD” …more