Two arrested in stolen car
Eric Jeremiah Smalls, 20, and Victoria Lynn Pontiera, 20, were arrested on Jan. 23 near Walmart.
An anonymous caller to 9-1-1 said they were following a vehicle stolen in Greenwood on Bells Highway near Islandton; however, the caller lost track of the car as it traveled toward Walterboro.
A deputy on Bells Highway near Walmart spotted and stopped the car after confirming the car had been reported stolen with the Greenwood Police Department. Greenwood police reportedly said the two were also wanted for armed robbery.
Smalls allegedly told the deputy he went to Greenwood from Walterboro with the promise of residency and employment; however, neither promise materialized. During that time, Pontiera apparently broke up with her boyfriend and she and Smalls began dating. The deputy reported that Smalls admitted to fighting with the boyfriend, putting the man in the hospital, and stealing his vehicle by force.
Pontiera reportedly told the deputy that on Jan. 22, she and her ex-boyfriend were involved in an incident and she was assaulted by him. After she told Smalls what occurred, they allegedly designed a plan to “set him up.” She told the deputy she picked up a brick, intending to hit her ex-boyfriend in the head, but decided not to. She and Smalls then took the vehicle and came to Walterboro.
The white Ford Explorer was impounded.

Shed repossessed
A Jefferies Highway woman reported that she bought a 12x24 wood-siding shed from a man on Facebook Marketplace. She allegedly paid $3,800 and the shed was delivered to her home in Moncks Corner on Jan. 17. Then she said she was contacted by a company, saying they were there to repossess the shed.
The woman believed the seller sold her the shed after he was given notice of the repossession.

Deputies respond to find victim gone
Deputies responded to a domestic incident in Cottageville on Jan. 23, only to find the alleged victim was gone.
The man at the residence reported to deputies that the woman assaulted him, biting him and another person, who was trying to break up the fight, in the process.
The woman first called 911 at 8:36 p.m. initially. She then called three more times. Dispatchers reported she used vulgar language and had a disrespectful attitude. They allegedly also told the deputies the woman appeared intoxicated.
A S.C. Highway patrolman later contacted deputies, saying the woman had been taken into custody for intoxication-related charges. He said she was transported to the Dorchester County Detention Center.
Colleton deputies are seeking warrants for third-degree domestic violence and unlawful use of 911.

Shed broken into
A resident of Ground Circle in Yemassee reported someone tried to break into his shed on Jan. 23.

Tobacco stolen
An employee at a local tobacco store reported on Jan. 22 two women took two bags of shredded tobacco without paying. Then on Jan. 24, the women reportedly returned for another two bags. Deputies observed the incidents on the store’s video tape. Shoplifting charges are pending.

Man reports
attempted murder
An Oleander Court man reported on Jan. 25 that his neighbor was trying to poison him with carbon monoxide. He reportedly told a deputy that trenches had been dug on his property to put the gas into his home. The deputy told him if he found where the carbon monoxide is being delivered into his home, call CCSO back.

Window broken
The residents of a Jefferies Highway home reported a broken window on Jan. 26. The investigating deputy reported it appeared a car backed into the trees, breaking the window with the branches.

Followed in a cemetery
Two residents reported that while on a cemetery at Burr Hill Road, a man came out, started to follow them, then record them. They told the deputy that they were the victims of an attempted murder charge and the man alleged to be following them was the suspect in that case.

Firing in the air
Deputies responded to a Gaines Circle, Cottageville, residence after a woman said another woman was out by the road firing her weapon in the air. Due to special circumstances, the gun was placed into evidence.