Sumter Police Department is offering a reward for information regarding the fatal Boulevard Road shooting on April 10.
Ray’Quan Dontrell Lamont Durant, 20, of Mooneyham Road, was shot …
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A man was fatally shot outside a Sumter convenience store on Wednesday and police are searching to identify the shooter.
After 8:50 p.m. on April 10, officers responded to a shots fired call …
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The trial of Stephen Green for his alleged involvement in the deadly 2018 Lee Correctional riots has been canceled.
Green was set to go to trial for first-degree assault and battery by mob, criminal conspiracy and prisoner carrying a weapon for …
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Three individuals – including two minors and one adult – were arrested on grand larceny charges after reportedly recklessly driving a stolen vehicle on Easter.
In the afternoon of …
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Sumter deputies arrested a man in connection to a shooting along St. Paul Church Road on Monday.
At about 11:30 p.m. on April 1, deputies with Sumter County Sheriff’s Office, responded to …
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An inmate at a Sumter detention center was found unresponsive in his cell early Wednesday, April 3, and later pronounced dead at a local hospital after attempts to resuscitate him at the center and …
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A Sumter man faces violent crime charges in connection to the killing of Fredrick Nelson Jr. in November 2023.
Daejon Rashad Jackson, 22, of Sumter, was charged with murder, possession of a …
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Sumter Police Department responded to a shooting Monday afternoon that left a man injured.
Officers and Sumter County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the Shannon/Red & White …
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Five days after the killing of a pregnant Sumter woman, a suspect is in custody.
Outside the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday afternoon, Troy Cornelius Wells, 44, of Sumter, …
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A Columbia man is in custody in connection to that left a man injured earlier in March.
Officers responded to a shots fired call in the Manning Avenue area before 4:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 16 …
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Sumter officers seek the public's help to identify those responsible for $100,000 in damage to the Patriot Park sports complex that was discovered on Monday, March 25.
Officers responded to a …
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By ALAYSHA MAPLE alaysha@theitem.com |
3/26/24 12:04 PM
Sumter County investigators have released more information regarding the fatal shooting that occurred early Saturday, March 23.
Before 6 a.m., Sumter County Sheriff’s Office deputies were …
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Sumter deputies are searching for a man wanted in connection to incident that occured Saturday morning.
Troy Cornelus Wells, 44, is wanted on charges of murder and attempted murder in …
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Sumter Police Department is looking to raise awareness and reduce vehicle thefts through a new initiative, in partnership with Hyundai.
In 2023, 131 stolen vehicle reports were made in the City of Sumter, according to Tonyia McGirt, public …
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A Sumter man is in police custody after reportedly waving a stolen gun while at Dillon Park.
Before 4:45 p.m. on March 19, officers responded to a reports of man holding a gun and waving …
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Sumter deputies are searching for a man after he allegedly fired shots outside the home of a domestic violence victim.
On Saturday, March 16, Quinn Darell Singleton, 32, allegedly …
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By ALAYSHA MAPLE alaysha@theitem.com |
3/22/24 06:00 AM
Sumter deputies are searching for a man who reportedly assaulted an individual while presenting a handgun.
Ty’Reek Malik Samuels, 22, of South Harvin St., is wanted on charges of …
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Four people were injured in a fight-turned-shooting at a local club on March 10, and police have arrested eight so far in connection to the incident.
Two club patrons and six individuals hired …
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A Sumter man is in custody after allegedly meeting up with a minor he contacted via a video game.
According to Mark Bordeaux, public information officer for Sumter County Sheriff's Office, …
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BY ALAYSHA MAPLE alaysha@theitem.com |
3/14/24 05:14 PM
Sumter police are investigating a shooting that occurred Sunday evening at a Rast Street bar and grill.
At about 6 p.m. Sunday, officers responding to shots fired at Backyard Bar and Grill. Four …
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