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July 27, 2010
Gibbons attack suspect caught

Victor McCoy Weldon, 23, of 470 Pioneer Road of Sumter was arrested last week for the attack on Manning resident Edward “Slick” Gibbons on May 15. He is being charged with burglary of first degree, assault and battery with intent to kill, kidnapping, grand larceny, armed robbery and possession of a weapon during a violent crime.

Victor McCoy Weldon, 23, of 470 Pioneer Road of Sumter was arrested last week for the attack on Manning resident Edward “Slick” Gibbons on May 15. He is being charged with burglary of first degree, assault and battery with intent to kill, kidnapping, grand larceny, armed robbery and possession of a weapon during a violent crime.

Clarendon County Sheriff Randy Garrett said that Weldon could serve life in prison if he is found guilty of all of the above crimes.

May 5, 2010
T’ville man arrested for child molestation

A Turbeville man, Timothy Christopher Christmas, was arrested on Wednesday, April 28, for allegedly molesting two boys, ages six and eight.

A Turbeville man, Timothy Christopher Christmas, was arrested on Wednesday, April 28, for allegedly molesting two boys, ages six and eight.

According to Sheriff’s Office reports, both of the young boys were in foster care and under the supervision of the Clarendon Count Dept. of Social Services.

The acts were described to a DSS worker in an interview with the children regarding an incident that happened approximately two years ago.

March 31, 2010
Deputies capture Amber Alert suspect

Nothing seems to make Clarendon County Sheriff Randy Garrett happier than seeing a plan come together.

Nothing seems to make Clarendon County Sheriff Randy Garrett happier than seeing a plan come together.

When his office received notification Saturday of an Amber Alert involving the kidnapping of a four-year-old child that had been taken from his Wake County, mother and suspected to be traveling south on I-95, Garrett’s men and women went to work.

March 17, 2010
Manning man arrested in predator sting

Columbia - Attorney General Henry McMaster announced Friday that William Mathis Ardis, 27, of Manning, was arrested on Thursday, March 11, in an undercover Internet sting conducted by the Attorney General’s Office.

Columbia - Attorney General Henry McMaster announced Friday that William Mathis Ardis, 27, of Manning, was arrested on Thursday, March 11, in an undercover Internet sting conducted by the Attorney General’s Office.
The Attorney General directs the state’s Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force. The Clarendon County Sheriff’s Office, a member of the Attorney General’s Task Force, assisted in the arrest.