Former deputy Nation sues for damages over 2008 arrest
Jeff Nation, cleared of assault charges in 2008, files a civil suit against Aiken County Sheriff’s Office and SLED. He alleges conspiracy to violate his Fourth, Fifth and 14th Amendment rights, seeks unspecified damages, and cites leaked personal data, delayed hearing, and distress from publicity surrounding the September 2008 arrest of Lorenzo Williams in New Ellenton.
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Aiken County
Michael Hunt
Dwayne Courtney
John Fogle
Jonathan Clough
Michael Perry
Nation
Lorenzo Williams
Williams
Sheriff's Office
Hunt
Sheriffs Office
Wright family tied to crimes across two states
Investigators tied Franklin Wright and his brothers Emerson and Tyrone to earlier crimes in the area and across South Carolina. Franklin faces new charges after a recent assault in Augusta while the siblings linked to a 2003 04 burglary arson spree and a Greer bank robbery related homicide remain under investigation.
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Aiken County
Franklin Wright
Augusta
Aiken
Beech Island
S.C
Columbia
Emerson Wright
Tyrone Wright
Blue Ridge Savings Bank
Grees
Greer
Emerson Wight
Wright Brothers
Wright brothers linked to Aiken County arson and burglary spree
Franklin Wright had a bond denied in Augusta while awaiting extradition for murder and arson charges in Aiken County. Tyrone Wright pleaded guilty to grand larceny after a 2007 detention, and Emerson Wright died after a 2005 high speed chase. Police say the trio stole hundreds of items from Cold Creek Nurseries and other sites and set Building Surplus and Salvage ablaze in 2003.
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Franklin Wright
Augusta
Wedy
Wright
Tyrone
North Augusta
Tyrone Wright
Dheck
Cold Creek
Baynham Ornamental Iron
Kenwood Plastics
Compucar
BSS
Aiken County
Trail
Emerson Wright
Georgia
Eatonton
Atlanta
Wagener’s Sammy Smith Receives Silver Crescent Award
Sammy Smith, 65, accepted the Governor’s Silver Crescent for exceptional volunteer work in Wagener. He helped spark town improvements, chaired the Garden Club and Downtown Development Committee, assisted with Welcome signs, Veterans Memorial, and a new museum project for the Conestoga wagon. Neighbor Jim Garrison praised his lifelong dedication.
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S.C. Order of the Silver Crescent
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Smuth
Jim Garrison
Gateway Menace
Wagoner
Garrison
Dip Hole
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Aiken High School
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Southernmechanicaline.com
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Order of the Silver Crescent
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