4 inmates team up to escape from South Carolina detention center, SLED officials say
AND TIME FOR NEWS TO GO. WE HAVE A LOOK AT TODAY’S TOP NEWS STORIES. TRAFFIC AND WEATHER. ALL BEFORE YOU HEAD OUT THE DOOR. BUT FIRST WE START WITH BREAKING NEWS IN GEORGIA, A JUDGE HAS PAUSED A RULE THAT WOULD REQUIRE COUNTIES TO HAND COUNT BALLOTS. THE JUDGE’S RULING SAYS THERE HASN’T BEEN ANY TRAINING OR PROTOCOLS CREATED TO HANDLE WRITE IN BALLOTS. IT WOULD REQUIRE OFFICIALS AT A POLLING PLACE TO MATCH THE NUMBER OF BALLOTS TALLIED BY VOTING MACHINES WITH A HAND COUNT OF THE NUMBER OF BALLOTS CAST. NOW, THE MEASURE HAS DRAWN BIPARTISAN CRITICISM, IN PART BECAUSE THE GEORGIA STATE ELECTION BOARD FORGED AHEAD WITH IT SO CLOSE TO ELECTION DAY. MEANWHILE, THE RULING COMES ONE DAY INTO EARLY VOTING IN GEORGIA, AND STATE LEADERS SAY THERE WAS RECORD BREAKING TURNOUT AS WELL. OUR TANIQUA PENNIX JOINS US THIS MORNING WITH MORE. GOOD MORNING TANIQUA. GOOD MORNING AARON AND DESTINY. ELECTION OFFICIALS SAY MORE THAN 305,000 PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY VOTED IN PERSON. WE’RE TOLD THE PREVIOUS FIRST DAY RECORD WAS 136,000. IN 2020. THE SWING STATE IS ONE OF THE MOST CLOSELY WATCHED THIS ELECTION. EARLY VOTING HAPPENS IN GEORGIA UNTIL NOVEMBER 1ST. DURING EARLY VOTING, POLLS ARE TYPICALLY OPEN FROM 9 TO 5 ON WEEKDAYS AND 9 TO 4 ON SATURDAYS, BUT YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO CHECK YOUR COUNTY’S EARLY VOTING LOCATION IN TIMES. WE’VE POSTED A LINK TO HELP YOU ON WYFF4.COM. AARON. THANK YOU. THE TRUMP AND HARRIS CAMPAIGNS ARE FOCUSING ON BATTLEGROUND STATES IN THEIR FINAL PUSH BEFORE ELECTION DAY. NORTH CAROLINA ONCE AGAIN, ONE OF THOSE KEY STATES THIS ELECTION CYCLE, WE’VE LEARNED FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP IS EXPECTED TO STOP IN CABARRUS COUNTY THIS COMING MONDAY. HE’S SET TO ATTEND AN 11TH HOUR FAITH LEADERS MEETING IN CONCORD, AND THAT EVENT WILL FEATURE TRUMP, ERIC TRUMP AND BEN CARSON, HIS RUNNING MATE, SENATOR JD VANCE, WILL HOLD A RALLY TONIGHT IN WILMINGTON AT THE AERO CENTER. HE IS SET TO SPEAK AT 630. THEN TOMORROW, DEMOCRATIC VICE PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE, GOVERNOR TIM WALZ WILL VISIT DURHAM IN WINSTON-SALEM TO MARK THE FIRST DAY OF IN-PERSON EARLY VOTING. FORMER PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON IS SET TO JOIN HIM AT THAT DURHAM EVENT FOR VOTERS IN NORTH CAROLINA. EARLY VOTING BEGINS ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17TH. IT RUNS THROUGH SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2ND IN SOUTH CAROLINA. EARLY VOTING STARTS ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 21ST AND ENDS ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER SECOND. AND OF COURSE, ELECTION DAY IS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER FIFTH. WELL, IT’S 645 IN SPARTANBURG COUNTY. DEPUTIES SAY THREE MEN ARE IN CUSTODY AFTER AN INCIDENT ALLEGEDLY SENT SPARTANBURG COMMUNITY COLLEGE INTO LOCKDOWN. THEY SAY IT STARTED AFTER A CALL WAS PUT OUT FOR WHITE CHEVROLET CAMARO THAT WAS INVOLVED IN A HIT AND RUN CRASH NEAR EAST MAIN STREET AND BERRY SHOALS ROAD IN DUNCAN. DEPUTIES SAY THE SPARTANBURG COUNTY GANG UNIT IDENTIFIED A SIMILAR VEHICLE THAT WAS INVOLVED IN RECENT DRIVE BY SHOOTINGS AND AFTER THE CRASH. WE’RE TOLD THREE MEN WERE SEEN RUNNING FROM THE CAMARO. DEPUTIES SAY THE THREE SUSPECTS THEN DROVE OFF IN A BLACK SUV, WHICH DEPUTIES TRIED TO STOP BEFORE THE VEHICLE STOPPED AT THE RIVER FALLS SUBDIVISION. THEY SAY TWO SUSPECTS RAN FROM THE SUV, AND THE THIRD WAS ARRESTED. DEPUTIES CHASED THE OTHER SUSPECTS, ARRESTING ONE BEHIND FIRST PIEDMONT BANK ON EAST MAIN STREET. WE’RE TOLD THE SUSPECT JUMPED THE FENCE INTO THE PALISADES APARTMENT COMPLEX AND WAS ARRESTED ON THE GOLF COURSE. DEPUTIES SAY ALL THREE SUSPECTS ARE IN CUSTODY AND AT LEAST ONE FIREARM WAS RECOVERED. WE’RE TOLD THE GANG UNIT HAS TAKEN OVER THIS INVESTIGATION. THE OCONEE COUNTY CORONER’S OFFICE HAS NOT RELEASED THE NAME OF A DRIVER WHO DIED IN A CRASH. IT HAPPENED ON EBENEZER ROAD NEAR SENECA AROUND 445 YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. TROOPERS SAY THE CAR WENT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE, THEN THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD BEFORE HITTING A TREE. THE CORONER SAYS THE DRIVER, A 31 YEAR OLD WESTMINSTER MAN, WAS NOT WEARING HIS SEAT BELT AND DIED AT THE SCENE. WE’RE TOLD HIS NAME WILL BE RELEASED TODAY. ALMOST A YEAR AFTER THE DEADLIEST MASS SHOOTING IN MAINE’S HISTORY. SURVIVORS AND FAMILY MEMBERS OF THE VICTIMS WHO DIED ARE TAKING LEGAL ACTION AGAINST THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. ON OCTOBER 23RD, 2023. AUTHORITIES SAY U.S. ARMY RESERVE SERGEANT ROBERT CARD SHOT AND KILLED 18 PEOPLE IN LEWISTON. 13 OTHERS WERE HURT. ACCORDING TO A NEW LAWSUIT, THE U.S. GOVERNMENT, THROUGH ITS AGENCIES LIKE THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, FAILED TO PROTECT AND DEFEND THE PEOPLE OF LEWISTON FROM A SOLDIER WHO DISPLAYED WARNING SIGNS OF MENTAL ILLNESS AND EXPRESSED INTENT TO COMMIT MASS VIOLENCE. THE GOVERNMENT HAS SIX MONTHS TO RESPOND TO THE LAWSUIT. GEORGIA SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT WANTS ADDITIONAL SECURITY MEASURES AT SCHOOLS. ALL ACROSS THE STATE, AND THAT COMES AFTER THE DEADLY APALACHEE HIGH SCHOOL SHOOTING LAST MONTH. SUPERINTENDENT RICHARD WOODS RELEASED A STATEMENT AFTER THE TRAGEDY CALLING FOR MORE TO BE DONE. HE TELLS OUR NBC AFFILIATE IN ATLANTA THAT HE’LL ADVOCATE FOR MORE FUNDING TO HAVE A SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER AND CRISIS ALERT SYSTEM IN EVERY SCHOOL IN GEORGIA. WOODS SAYS THOSE PROVED CRITICAL TO REDUCING MORE DAMAGE AT APALACHEE HIGH SCHOOL. STUDENTS THERE ARE BACK IN CLASS FULL TIME FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE SHOOTING. NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE MENENDEZ BROTHERS MURDER CASE IN LOS ANGELES. THE CITY’S DISTRICT ATTORNEY HAS RELEASED NEW EVIDENCE THAT COULD LEAD TO THE RESENTENCING OF LYLE AND ERIK MENENDEZ. THE BROTHERS ARE CURRENTLY SERVING A LIFE SENTENCE FOR MURDERING THEIR PARENTS IN 1989. THE MENENDEZ BROTHERS NEVER DENIED KILLING THEIR PARENTS, BUT THEY CLAIM THEY ACTED IN SELF-DEFENSE BECAUSE THEIR FATHER SEXUALLY ABUSED THEM. RELATIVES OF THE BROTHERS PLANNED TO HOLD A NEWS CONFERENCE TODAY WITH THE BROTHERS DEFENSE LAWYER. BECAUSE OF MASSIVE COMMUNICATION OUTAGES IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. MANY PEOPLE CALL 211 TO REPORT FRIENDS OR FAMILY THEY COULDN’T GET IN TOUCH WITH. WHEN PHONE SERVICE BEGAN TO RETURN, MANY PEOPLE LOCATED THEIR LOVED ONES, BUT THAT INFORMATION DOESN’T USUALLY MAKE IT BACK TO 211. GOVERNOR COOPER SAYS HE’S WORKING TO OPEN EVERY RESOURCE SPIGOT IN THE STATE AND THE NATION TO REPAIR AND RESCUE WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. HE SAYS ABOUT 92 WESTERN NORTH CAROLINIANS ARE STILL MISSING AFTER HURRICANE HELENE. AND WHILE POWER OUTAGES AND WATER SYSTEM OPERATIONS HAVE IMPROVED, SOME AREAS ARE STILL HAVING DIFFICULTIES. OKAY. GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. 649 IT IS A LIVE SUPER DOPPLER FOUR IMPACT DAY. IT’S COLD OUT THERE, 34 DEGREES IN PICKENS. JUST TWO DEGREES SHY FROM FREEZING, 35 IN CULLOWHEE. WE’VE GOT 39 IN HENDERSONVILLE. AND LOOK AT THAT. 40 IN ANDERSON AND 46 DEGREES IN UNION RIGHT NOW IT IS CLEAR AND IT IS COLD. WE’VE GOT A FEW EXTRA CLOUDS IN THE MOUNTAINS RIGHT NOW. PARTS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PICKING UP ON A FEW VERY ISOLATED FLURRIES AND SOME OF THOSE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND A FEW EXTRA CLOUDS. NONETHELESS, EVERYONE IS GOING TO ENJOY SOME SUNSHINE TODAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE UPPER 50S TO RIGHT AROUND 60 DEGREES, SO IT’S GOING TO BE ON THE COOL SIDE ABOUT 15 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. AND LOOK AT THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF, YOU KNOW, TEN 15MPH. BUT WIND GUSTS UPWARDS OF 2025, IT WILL TURN THESE 50S INTO A FEELS LIKE A 40. SO YOU’LL WANT TO BUNDLE UP ON THE WAY OUT THE DOOR. TODAY IN THE MOUNTAINS, WE ARE VERY COLD. AND LOOK AT THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 20MPH. BUT SOME OF THOSE GUSTS WILL BE 25 AND 35MPH. SO WE’RE TOPPING OUT AT 51. THAT’S USUALLY COLDER THAN WE GET FOR AN OVERNIGHT LOW. BUT THIS IS GOING TO BE OUR DAYTIME HIGH. BUT REMEMBER, WITH THOSE WINDS, THE FEELS LIKE WILL BE IN THE LOW 40S. SO IT’S GOING TO BE COLD OUT THERE TODAY. AND EVEN COLDER TONIGHT WITH FROST AND FREEZE WARNINGS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA. WE’LL TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR FOUR DAY PLUS. I’LL HAVE THAT FOR YOU COMING UP AT 7 OR 8 MINUTES FROM RIGHT NOW. THAT INCLUDES WHEN WE START TO WARM UP A LITTLE BIT AND YOUR WEEKEND TOO. IT’S ALL COMING UP IN JUST A LITTLE WHILE RIGHT NOW. LET’S GET YOU OUTSIDE. GET A CHECK ON THOSE ROADS. HOW’S TRAFFIC LOOKING, DESTINY? IT’S LOOKING GREAT IN GREENVILLE COUNTY AT 651 THIS MORNING. THIS IS I-385 385 NORTH AT I-85 NORTH IN GREENVILLE COUNTY. AGAIN, SC DOT CAMERA, SMOOTH COMMUTE FOR YOU. LOTS OF DRIVERS ON THE ROADS, NO SLOWDOWNS TO REPORT. LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT OUR TRAVEL TIMES. I-240 TO ASHEVILLE HIGHWAY SHOULD TAKE YOU 12 MINUTES. AIRPORT ON WOODRUFF ROAD EIGHT MINUTES. SO YOU KNOW, SLIGHTLY SLOWER. EVEN THOUGH I JUST SAID NO SLOWDOWNS, BUT IT SHOULD NOT IMPACT YOUR COMMUTE TOO. TOO MUCH. FAIRVIEW ROAD TO DOWNTOWN SHOULD TAKE YOU 14. FILL THE CRUISERS IS BACK TODAY AND IT BENEFITS BOTH THE GREENVILLE HUMANE SOCIETY AND GREENVILLE COUNTY ANIMAL CARE. OUR ISABELLE MARAK IS JOINING US LIVE JUST BEFORE THE EVENT STARTS. SO ISABELLE, WHAT EXACTLY ARE THEY COLLECTING? ERIN. DESTINY. GOOD MORNING. YES, WE ARE JUST A COUPLE MINUTES OUT FROM THIS EVENT, STARTING HERE AT SEVEN, AND IT WILL RUN UNTIL 2 P.M. TODAY. LET’S TALK ABOUT SOME OF THOSE DONATIONS THAT THEY ARE COLLECTING. WE’RE LOOKING AT UNCOOKED RICE DISH DETERGENT OR LAUNDRY DETERGENT THAT IS. AND THEN DISH SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS. THE LIST GOES ON AND ON AND ON. AND THEY’RE ALREADY KIND OF SETTING UP HERE TODAY. SO THERE’S TIME TO COME ON BY. DROP OFF THOSE DONATIONS. THE GOAL IS IN THE NAME TO FILL UP SOME OF THESE POLICE CRUISERS. THAT WILL BE HERE AGAIN. IT WILL RUN UNTIL 2 P.M. TODAY, BUT FOR NOW LIVE IN GREENVILLE. I’M ISABELLE MARAK FOR WF NEWS FOUR. WELL, FROM ONE EVENT TO THE NEXT HALLOWEEN MAY BE AROUND THE CORNER, BUT REHEARSALS FOR THE 2024 RADIO CITY CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR ARE UNDERWAY UNTIL DRESS REHEARSALS BEGIN. 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The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division is assisting the Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office in a search for four inmates who escaped custody, officials said Wednesday. (Above video is the Wednesday morning headlines for Oct. 16, 2024.)Emanuel Robson Planco, Anton Conway Bennett, Kyonne Marquise McLeod, and De’Shawn Malik Fox escaped from the Chesterfield County Detention Center on Tuesday, according to Renée Wunderlich with SLED.Chesterfield County officials said the men worked together to break out of the jail late Monday night.They said the men were in an overflow area of the detention center because the jail, which has a capacity of 95 prisoners, had 130 people incarcerated that night.The escapees kicked down a steel door, got outside and scaled a barbed wire fence, according to officials.Chesterfield County Sheriff Cambo Streater said the jail is consistently over capacity and that the county needs a new facility.Anyone who sees the men should not approach them, but call 911, Wunderlich said.Anyone with information about where they are is asked to call the Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office tip line at 843-287-0235.
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division is assisting the Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office in a search for four inmates who escaped custody, officials said Wednesday.
(Above video is the Wednesday morning headlines for Oct. 16, 2024.)
Emanuel Robson Planco, Anton Conway Bennett, Kyonne Marquise McLeod, and De’Shawn Malik Fox escaped from the Chesterfield County Detention Center on Tuesday, according to Renée Wunderlich with SLED.
Chesterfield County officials said the men worked together to break out of the jail late Monday night.
They said the men were in an overflow area of the detention center because the jail, which has a capacity of 95 prisoners, had 130 people incarcerated that night.
The escapees kicked down a steel door, got outside and scaled a barbed wire fence, according to officials.
Chesterfield County Sheriff Cambo Streater said the jail is consistently over capacity and that the county needs a new facility.
Anyone who sees the men should not approach them, but call 911, Wunderlich said.
Anyone with information about where they are is asked to call the Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office tip line at 843-287-0235.
