Archive | November, 2010

Flagstaff Man Sentenced to Over 10 Years for Selling Methamphetamine

PHOENIX—Larry Keams Kahn, 42, of Flagstaff, Arizona, was sentenced to 121 months in federal prison by the Honorable Stephen M. McNamee, after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. “This is the largest drug investigation ever conducted on the Navajo Nation—removing more drug peddlers in one case than ever before,” said Dennis K. [...]

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Piedmont Man Charged with Criminal Sexual Conduct and Incest

The Greenville County Sheriff’s Office has charged 34 year old Alvin Dewayne Arnold of Piedmont with one count each of Criminal Sexual Conduct with a Minor under 11 years of age First Degree, Lewd Act upon a minor under 16 years of age, and Incest. The Sheriff’s Office was notified of the alleged incidents by [...]

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Sheriff Releases Scam Warning in Pickens

Pickens County Sheriff’s Office has received recent reports involving scams using the AT&T call relay system for deaf and speech impaired to perpetuate frauds on merchants in Pickens County and other locations. The Scammers place a large order for food to be picked up at a future date, purchase with a stolen credit card and [...]

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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Extradition of Colombian Paramilitary Leader to The United States on Narcotics Trafficking Charges

NOV 20 – (Manhattan, NY) JOHN P. GILBRIDE, the Special Agent-in-Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New York Field Division (“DEA”), PREET BHARARA, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and JAMES T. HAYES, JR., the Special Agent-in-Charge of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office of Homeland Security Investigations in New [...]

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Greenville Man Charged with Murder

The Greenville County Sheriff’s Office has charged 42 year old Deangelo Gilliam of Greenville with Murder in relation to the incident that occurred last evening at 114 Gayle St. in Piedmont.  Around 9:00 PM last evening the Sheriff’s Office received multiple 911 calls from area residents who stated that they heard gunshots coming from the area of the [...]

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DEA Operations Dismantle Two Major Heroin Trafficking Organizations

NOV 19 – On November 17, 2010, federal, state and local law enforcement officers arrested ten Mexican nationals and executed a series of search warrants in the Albuquerque metropolitan area in connection with two Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) investigations targeting two major heroin trafficking organizations. More than twenty pounds of heroin were seized during yesterday’s [...]

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Update on Greenville Armed Robbery and Kidnapping

THE GREENVILLE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE HAS CHARGED 29 YEAR OLD TONY ANTHONY MOORE, JR. IN RELATION TO THE ARMED ROBBERY AND KIDNAPPING THAT OCCURRED ON OCTOBER 22, 2010 AT A HOTEL LOCATED AT 33 BEACON DR. IN GREENVILLE. NOT LONG AFTER THE ORIGINAL INCIDENT WAS AIRED ON TELEVISION, AN ANONYMOUS CITIZEN WHO HAPPENED TO COME IN CONTACT WITH [...]

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GAFFNEY MAN RECEIVES 25-YEAR PRISON SENTENCE FOR SHOOTING DEATH

A Gaffney man received a 25-year prison sentence today after a Cherokee County jury decided he shot a teenager to death. Thomas M. Smith, 24, was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute and possession of marijuana with intent distribute within a half-mile of school at the conclusion of a two-day [...]

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Greenville Man Charged with Murder

Investigators with the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office has formally charged John Harden Smith of Greenville with one count of Murder and one count of Possession of a Weapon During a  Violent Crime in the death of 48 year old Chloe Smith. Deputies state that on November 15th, shortly after Ms. Chloe Smith came to John Smith’s residence at [...]

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Murder Suspect Apprehended in Greenville

On Tuesday November 16th the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office, assisted by the U.S. Marshall’s Operation Intercept Task Force, arrested a fourth man in the October 18th murder of Wallace Cruell Jr.  Thisfourth suspect is identified as Willie Jermaine Taylor, a 34 year old black male of Greenwood, S.C. Taylor has been arrested and charged with [...]

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