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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 2006
Page
4
Donald Ray Simmons 37 of Beech Island is charged by federal indictment with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, possession of a firearm during a drug trafficking crime, and possession of firearms after a prior felony. He faces up to 30 years in prison and fines up to 2100000.
Officials confirm the suspect in the Johnston resident death this weekend is a former law enforcement officer. Gregory Jones of Walker Street died after being shot twice in the chest. Dwight Hall, 59, is charged with murder by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division. Johnston Police Chief Chris Aston said SLED will prosecute or be involved, as the department assists. Edgefield County authorities note Hall worked as a town officer for about 15 years and with the Edgefield County Sheriff's Office for about four years, leaving in 2005. The incident remains under investigation.
Jackson woman Traci Dixon 35 is charged with threatening the life of a public employee after telling a DSS inspector to leave and not return or she would slit his throat. Dixon is held at the Aiken County detention center. A second suspect, Jones, was also arrested and held on related warrants after an alleged assault with a baseball bat at a North Augusta address.
The death of a half week old child is under investigation after an autopsy found suspicious findings. Autopsy and toxicology results are pending. Austin Matthews of Buckboard Road Wagener was pronounced dead at his residence after 8 am Tuesday. A family member called 911. responders found the child unresponsive. The coroner and sheriff's office are investigating.
Finley T. Boyd, 36, of Wesley Drive, arrested Monday on a charge of committing a lewd act on a child under 16. Warrant states the incident occurred in early November 2004 at a Jackson address. Boyd jailed at Aiken County detention center with $15,000 bond.
The SRA Parkinson Support Group Augusta Chapter of the National Parkinson Foundation will host a holiday dinner on Tuesday November 28 at 6 p.m. in the St John Towers Dining Room 724 Greene Street Augusta. Call (706) 855 7690 for details. Parkinson patients, caregivers, family and friends are welcome.
The John Birch Society of Aiken County will hold its monthly meeting on Monday November 27 at 7 p.m. in the Aiken County Council Building at 736 Richland Ave. The group will view the video Immigration Invasion and calls for more details to Andy Windham at 803 564 3867.
The Office of Continuing Education at USC Aiken offers Microsoft Power Point in four Tuesday classes from Nov 28 to Dec 19 in the Business and Education Building Room 236A from 6 30 to 8 30 pm. The course costs 102 dollars. For information call 641 3288.
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