Evangelist McCoy Charged With Sex Crimes In South Carolina
Bath evangelist James Wesley McCoy 31 faces two Aiken County sex act allegations against girls ages 13 and 14. He is charged with three counts of second degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor and seven counts of lewd act upon a minor. McCoy was arrested in Easley and held on $30,000 bond at Oconee County Detention Center. Investigators anticipate more victims as interviews continue in Oconee and Pickens counties. Authorities urge tip submissions to the Aiken County Sheriff's Office.
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Aiken County
James Wesley McCoy
Minter St
McCoy
Easley
Oconee
Pickens
Aiken
Sheriff's Office
Oconee County
Hunt
Aiken County Sheriff's Office
McCoy Ministries
Sandy NeSmith
Lexington
York
King
South Carolina
Greenville
Hunt begins new tour of duty in Aiken County
Newly elected Sheriff Mike Hunt started his duty in Aiken County amid a ceremony in the Judicial Center. Sheriff Hunt took the oath before Chief Magistrate Rodger Edmonds as family and supporters watched, with J. Carrol Busbee named as part time senior advisor.
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Circuit
Aiken County Judicial Center
Aiken County
Mike Hunt
Jody Rowland
Hunt
Aiken County swears in 18th sheriff and signs aid pact
Minutes after taking office as Aiken County’s 18th sheriff, Mike Hunt joined with Aiken Public Safety Director Pete Frommer to sign a mutual aid agreement in the county judicial center. Frommer thanked Hunt and offered reciprocal support as the crowded ceremony closed.
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Kathy Jetcoats
Aiken
Aiken County
Mike Hunt
Aiken Public Safety
Hunt
Pete Frommer
Aiken County Judicial Center
Frommer
Sanford tax plan vetoed in Senate vote
Gov. Mark Sanford’s bid to cut the state income tax failed 27 to 18 after lawmakers tied it to a 58 cent per pack cigarette tax hike. The measure sought a 7 to 5 percent income tax cut over years while using cigarette revenue to fund Medicaid. Without the tax package, the budget remains about $381 million below May 6 levels.
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Mark ‘Sanford
Senate
Sanford
Sen
Verne Smith
R-Greer
Jake Knotts
West Columbia
Knotts
Moore cites stalemate in budget talk over public education
Senator Tommy Moore criticizes fellow Democrats for backing education cuts while voting for large school funding reductions. In South Carolina, Clearwater Democrats push a 7 percent sales tax to fund education and other departments, but the measure failed 15 to 30 in the Senate. Moore notes Republicans back a $45 million new-fees plan, claims a $73 to 7 million shortfall in education funding, and warns that per-student spending under the EFA remains $330 million below target. He projects long-term consequences and references a broader plan costing about $1.1 billion.
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Tommy Moore
S.C. Senate
Clearwater Democrats
Palmetto
Senate
Moore
Jackson visits Aiken to rally support for Greenville march
The Rev. Jesse Jackson tours Aiken to drum up backing for a Dignity Day march in Greenville protesting Greenville County Council’s failure to observe MLK birthday. Kweisi Mfume and Judge Greg Mathis plan to attend the 1 pm Greenville march from the County Courthouse to the Square.
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Jackson
Aiken
Jesse Jackson
Greenville
Greenville County
Mt. Anna Missionary Baptist Church
Banks Mill Road
Adams
New Ellenton Town Council
National Association For the ‘Advancement of Colored People
Kweisi Mfume
Greg Mathis
Palmetto State
King
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