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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 22, 2009
Page
4
Aiken County jury acquits Charles Simpkins Jr. of trafficking crack cocaine after about an hour of deliberation. The case hinged on an informant’s testimony and a video device failure linking him to the drug deal in Graniteville on Sept. 23, 2008.
Police log details thefts in Aiken including a $2000 riding lawn mower from Washington Drive and a stolen Aiken High School Class of 1988 ring with other items such as a watch DVD player and several DVDs. Two computers were stolen from Aiken Urology and Associates amid alarm code concerns. An assault at Palmetto Tavern left a man with facial cuts near 2 a.m. closing time.
Aiken County investigators name Matthew Lamar Jackson Wits 22 of Springfield as a person of interest in the death of 19 year old Marques Tyler. Tyler’s decomposed remains were found Feb 10 behind an abandoned Windsor trailer after he disappeared in November 2008. Deputies note warrants for Jackson on unlawful use of telephone and weapons charges. It is unclear where Tyler was killed or dumped.
Aiken County sheriff Capt. Troy Elwell says Frankie Adams Jr. 28 of Hudson Road is charged with armed robbery in the Langley Reid’s grocery holdup. Two other suspects remain at large as witnesses aided the investigation and money, clothing, and a Mitsubishi Galant were found. A second trio member, Gerren Amiker, 25, faces kidnapping and armed robbery charges after a hotel incident, with Sherone Nealous still at large. Debra Phillips, 24, was detained the day after the holdup.
The Aiken Chapter of the S C State Employees Association will hold its annual meeting at noon Wednesday in the community room of Aiken Electric Cooperative. Broadus Jamerson, executive director, will speak. A catered meal by Hilda Catering costs 7 dollars per person. RSVP to President Sandra Shealey at 641-7704 ext 702. All South Carolina state employees are invited.
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