Bond hearing held for Cuban man in Aiken marijuana case
A bond hearing occurred Tuesday for Pavel Santana a 35 year old Cuban national held in Aiken County on charges including trafficking marijuana between 10 and 100 pounds and placing loaded trap devices at a Jackson grow house Prosecutors say the grow operation on Atomic Road was protected by booby traps and that a large amount of cannabis and cultivating equipment valued at about 300 000 was seized Santana was arrested December 21 2016 in Miami while attempting to return to Cuba The magistrate denied bond in January and a judge will decide at a later date on whether to grant bond Also named in the release were Alexis Falcon and Jose Galvani Layva who faced similar marijuana trafficking charges with Falcon injured and Layva shot at the scene Police and multiple agencies assisted in the investigation including Jackson Police Department Aiken Department of Public Safety and ATF
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Archuletta to lead Aiken County Habitat for Humanity
Yolanda Archuletta, 44, will take over from retiring Richard Church as executive director of Aiken County Habitat for Humanity. She brings nonprofit leadership from Family Promise and United Way roles and aims to build on a solid, established organization with a focus on rural communities. Church plans a transition with a May board retreat to set a three year vision.
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Two charged in murder on Dottie Road in Aiken County
Aiken County authorities charged Ricky Sanders 57 and Julia Defore 40 with accessory after the fact to murder and misprision of a felony in the Easter Sunday shooting that killed 52 year old George Dover on Dottie Road. John Finch 42 faces murder and weapons charges. Candy Newman 49 charged with manslaughter for allegedly claiming guilt.
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