Suspect in Carpenter murder ordered to provide samples
Aiken police seek blood, hair and saliva from Tonnie Baldwin, 23, the man named as the chief suspect in Jessica Carpenter's murder. Circuit Judge James K Barber authorized the collection after testimony that an associate described a night of cruising and dope use that may unlock the five month-old case. Carpenter was found strangled and stabbed at her Brentwood Place home in August, prompting a broad search and rising momentum in the investigation led by Investigator Ray Scott.
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Aiken
James K
Jim) Barber
Jessica Carpenter
Miss Carpenter
Brentwood Place
Ray Scott
Barber
Tonnie Nathaniel Bald- Carpenter Win
Scott
Baldwin
Craig Daniel Gantt
Parents Hope for Conviction in Jessica Carpenter Case
Jessica Carpenter's parents spoke guardedly about Tuesday's developments in the death investigation. They noted previous suspects like Reinaldo Rivera were cleared by DNA tests and urged final resolution through conviction and sentencing, while acknowledging cautious optimism about new information regarding Tonnie Nathaniel Baldwin.
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Jessica Carpenter
Judy Carpenter
Jessica
Education to take priority in State of State speech
Gov. Jim Hodges plans a midterm State of the State address focusing on education as the top priority. He will urge bipartisanship with a Republican legislature facing a fiscal shortfall and potential 15 percent across the board cuts, risking thousands of state jobs.
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Columbia
Jim Hodges
House
Doug Jennings
Hodges
Jennings
D-Bennettsville
General Assembly
Ant
Brilliant
Faithful and gracious Allison Gulick named Youth of the Year
Allison Gulick, 17, of Silver Bluff High School, was named Youth of the Year by the Aiken Chamber of Commerce. A quiet yet active student, she leads the SBHS Key Club, volunteers at Helping Hands and We Care nursing home, plays clarinet in the band, aids Salkehatchie Summer Services, and served as a Senate page for Strom Thurmond in Washington.
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Allison Gulick
Aiken Chamber of Commerce
Silver Bluff High School
Mary ‘Thomas
Allison
Rodney Powell
Helping Hands
We Care Nursing Home
SBHS
Salkehatchie
Priority roads fight over paving order in local option tax
Residents near Springdale Mt. Zion and Field Cemetery Roads protest the paving order under a one cent sales tax approved last November. The balloted list dropped their road from five to 28, with County Attorney Robert Bell to issue a legal opinion. Development Committee member Kathy Rawls says the ballot list was numeric, not prioritized.
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Springdale
Mt. Zion
Field Cemetery
Robert Bell
Development Committee
Kathy Rawls
DSS probes infant death involving Weeks Morris in Aiken
Defendants Shannon K Weeks and Roy Clark Morris remain jailed in the Brittany Weeks case at the Aiken County Detention Center. DSS confirms a child death protocol is triggered and reviews will examine agency handling while noting the ongoing criminal investigation by local authorities. The toddler died January 3 from blunt trauma to the head.
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DSS
Shannon K. Weeks
Roy Clark Morris
Aiken County Detention Center
Brittany Nicole Weeks
ACDC
Adams
Aiken County
Weeks
Jeanne Hanna
Aiken
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Tonnie
Nathaniel Baldwin
Aiken Regional Medical Centers
Philips
By Bill Bengtsop
Washington, D.C
Strom Thurmond
Bil Bengtson
LL Bengtson
S.C. Department of Social Services
Jerry Adams
Morris
Marguerite J. Crown
Augusta
Rivers Funeral
Heather Marie King
Hartsville
Brown-Pennington-Atkins Funeral
Coke C. Thacker, Jr. Modoc
Albert Valenzuela
Napier Funeral Home
Aikenstandard.com
Clemson
Abby
Aiken Mall
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