SLAIN TAKES PART IN PASTORAL MASS BAPTISM PLAN
At a church service for SLAIN, Ward says Natalie planned baptism this Sunday and might be baptized in the river of life. Mourners hear the pastor reflect on faith as Paige’s funeral proceeds with medics and students showing school colors. Police report Mitchell Johnson and Drew Golden, both 13 and 11, held on murder and battery after a school shooting. 15 victims include 14 females and one male. Investigators recover 500 rounds and 10 weapons, with three high powered rifles, some stolen from relatives.
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Emerson Funeral Home
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Scott Johnson
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ABC
World News Tonight
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Drew
Dino the German Shepherd joins Aiken County K 9 team
Sheriff announces Dino the German Shepherd joins Duke to form the county's first K 9 unit. Dino, born in Germany and eight years with SRS, will patrol with Deputy Norris for narcotics detection. He demonstrated drug-sniffing and protective skills during a crowd demonstration near the P Reactor.
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Aiken County
Duke
Germany
California
SRS
Norris
Ronnie Johnson
Johnson
Giant man in court over fines flees officers
Wise, a man described as over six feet tall and 300 pounds, faced contempt citations and fines totaling around 400 dollars. He threatened jail if unpaid, approached the bench, then fled as pepper spray slowed him. Officers recaptured him near the courthouse, and charges include resisting arrest, disorderly conduct, fleeing, and multiple counts of assault and battery.
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Nents
Meek
Wise
Burglar captured after five hour manhunt in Aiken County
Harold James Ford, 38, of 514 Outing Club Road, eluded deputies for more than five hours and injured an ADPS bloodhound during a pursuit at Cold Creek Nurseries and a nearby doctor’s office near Hitch Sock Parkway before being captured at 9 25 a.m. He faces three counts of burglary second degree and malicious injury to property. The bloodhound sustained a minor leg injury and remains on pain medicine.
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Aiken County
Michael Frank
Aiken Department of Public Safety
State Law Enforcement Division
Hitchsock Parkway
Cold Creek
ADPS
Tom Galardi
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Little Gem Teddy Bears
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