Third Person Arrested in Northeast Case
Jackson man John Gordon Brooks, 19, was arrested in Lawton Oklahoma and returned to Aiken County to face murder charges in the death of Walter B. Slayton. Slayton, 20, was found dead in a burned Mustang II near New Ellenton on May 21. Diane Graddick and Jeffery Martin were previously charged. more arrests are expected.
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Jackson
Walter B. Slayton
Aiken County
John Gordon Brooks
Lawton
Okla
Slayton
Brooks
New Ellenton
Sheriff's Department
Diane Graddick
Lee St
Jeffery Martin
Risher St
Dan Bowe
ACSD
Aiken County approves 9000-dollar severance for ex administrator
Aiken County Council agreed to pay former county administrator L C Greene about 9000 dollars after his resignation. The payment blends back vacation leave and 30 days pay, raising questions about compliance with the personnel policy. The panel reviewed the issue in an executive session after Greene's resignation and discussed budget plans including a 12 mill tax increase and library funding for ABBE.
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Aiken County
L. C. Greene
Greene
Carrol H. Warner
A. Gilford Trapp
Trapp
Aiken-Bamberg-Barnwell-Edgefield
Abbe
Mim Woodring
Trial opens for Paul Koon in Aiken County
Judge Kinon rules Koon may receive a fair trial in Aiken County as jury selection begins. Koon faces kidnapping and murder charges in the abduction of Valerie Newsome from an Augusta area shopping center on Sept 6 and the discovery of her body near Pearson's Pond Road. If convicted the state seeks the death penalty.
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Paul F. Koon
Marion H. Kinon
Aiken County
Koon
Warrenville Resi
Sunshine Eludes Aiken Farmers Amid Dry Wetter Worries
In Aiken County drought relief is needed as rainfall since June first totals about 8.72 inches. Farmer Mackey Scott Jr. notes crops, especially wheat at 13 percent moisture, risk a 40 to 50 cent bushel drop if harvested now. Corn nears pollination, but more rain could wash pollen away. County agent Allen Bayles suggests stacking to allow field work.
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Aiken
Aiken County
Mackey Scott Jr
Scott
Allen Bayles
Clemson
Judge dismisses suit over 1974 Aiken shooting death
A federal judge let stand the dismissal of a Civil Rights Act suit filed for George Allen against the City of Aiken and multiple law officers and agencies. The ruling cited a three year state statute of limitations barring the action.
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Aiken
Aiken County
Paul D. Grant
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Carroll Heath
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Ginny Southworth
L.C. Greene
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Dorothy Allen
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Ronald Busbee
Ernest Brown
Edgefield
Belle Howard
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