Murder case in Aiken County narrows suspect list
Investigators linking a missing person case found a broken rear window at Mrs Fields home and a step ladder beneath it. Barnes was arrested with a cut hand after treatment at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. The grand jury declined to indict on burglary, while Shane Fields was cleared after alibi checks placing him in Louisiana during the homicide.
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Aiken County
Shane Fields
Louisiana
Parkes Faces Murder Charge and Pending Auto Theft in Aiken
In Aiken Parkes faces one murder charge with a separate grand theft of an automobile pending after Mrs Parkes vehicle was found at a Gastonia hotel near the arrest site. Deputy solicitor Lawrence Brown said death penalty discussions are premature. Parkes will be held at the Aiken County Detention Center once transported there.
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Aiken
Parkes
Gastonia
Lawrence Brown
Aiken County Detention Center
South Carolina Peach Harvest Expected to Cut Prices
South Carolina officials say the Elberta-style freestone peach will hit markets in July with prices around 69 to 79 cents a pound. California fruit remains cheaper in some stores, but statewide supply and better weather could push SC peaches to the fore as prices drop and competition increases.
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California
Wayne Mack
Department of Agriculture
Mack
United States
Les Tindal
Aiken
South
South Carolina
Seaboard
Lawyer seeks federal probe into Eckstrom harassment case
Leann Register Johnson filed a March 7 complaint with the state Human Affairs Commission alleging January 1996 harassment by Treasurer Richard Eckstrom. Her attorney Lewis Cromer urges federal EEOC involvement, saying state investigators delayed, while Eckstrom denies wrongdoing.
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Columbia
Richard Eckstrom
Leann Register Johnson
State Human Affairs Commission
Johnson
Lewis Cromer
Cromer
Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Willis Ham
State Commission
Ham
Cramer
Commission
Eckstrom
Teens tied to Asian gang probe in pawn shop crime case
Authorities pursue a possible link between three teens and an Asian criminal gang based in Charlotte. The trio targeted Southside Pawn and Gold, with stolen weapons recovered. two teens face adult charges, one may be waived to family court, and the death penalty is a potential option if aggravating factors exist.
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Rowland
Charlotte
Southside Pawn and Gold
Ennis
Kes
Lawrence Brown
Aiken County
Kess
General Sessions Court
Brown
Cadet CAP Program Builds Bonds Through Aviation Training
Cadets in the Aiken Composite Squadron pursue ranks from cadet airman to cadet colonel by self motivated study and tests in aerospace knowledge leadership and physical fitness. They tour military sites build rockets hear speakers and gain flying time toward a solo license with CAP seniors welcoming adults to join.
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Ms. Lind
CAP
Jack Turner
Turner
South Airica
Ken Lane
United States
Sherri Lind
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