County drug dog finds meth
By HEATHER RUPPE
A county drug dog was a law enforcement hero last week when he alerted an officer to drugs hidden inside the door of a car. Consequently, the driver of the car was charged with a drug violation and taken to jail.
The incident occurred on Feb. 18th, when a deputy with the Colleton County Sheriff’s Office stopped the 24-year-old female driver for a traffic violation. According to a Colleton County Sheriff’s Office incident report, the deputy told the woman that her car did not have a license plate on it.
The woman told the deputy she did not have insurance on the car and then she denied the deputy’s request to search the vehicle. Since the woman refused to allow the deputy to search the car, the deputy then brought a K9 to the scene: during an external sniffing of the car, the dog gave a positive alert to the driver door handle and a probable cause search was conducted. The deputy found a glass pipe, a black book containing hypodermic needles and several clear baggies. The deputy also discovered more drugs inside a makeup bag.
The woman was charged with possession with intent to distribute meth.
Child tries to stab sibling with a steak knife
Law enforcement officers were called to a house on August Highway when a juvenile suspect tried to stab her juvenile brother with a steak knife. According to a Colleton County Sheriff’s Office incident report, the female juvenile suspect became “enraged” and then tried to stab her brother. The incident occurred on Feb. 21st. The victim was not injured; however, the Department of Juvenile Justice was notified and the juvenile suspect was turned over to the custody of her mother, who had just returned home from work when this incident occurred.
Child molestation cases filed
Local law enforcement officials are investigating a case of reported molestation. Deputies with the Colleton County Sheriff’s Office were called to a house on Bells Highway on Feb. 21st, to a reported case of sexual assault involving a minor. The victim is less than 11 years old, according to a sheriff’s office report. There are no further updates on this case. The sheriff’s office is also investigating a separate case of forced sodomy that occurred in Colleton County: in this case, deputies were called to Colleton Medical Center, where the juvenile victim had been taken. These cases are under investigation. As of press deadline on Tuesday, no arrests had been made.
Domestic violence suspect flees from cops
Officers with the Walterboro Police Department were called to an area of H&R Block to a reported domestic violence. When they arrived, they found a woman walking away from a truck in the parking lot that was following her. When the officers tried to stop the vehicle, the driver accelerated his speed and refused to stop for blue lights. The male suspect/driver then fled on foot into a wooded area near Bells Highway and Red Root Road. The police department tried to locate the man with a canine officer but he could not be found. There is no other information available on this case.
