Spartanburg, South Carolina, man under surveillance arrested for what deputies say they saw
AND RIGHT NOW IT’S TIME FOR NEWS TO GO. WE’VE GOT A LOOK AT TODAY’S TOP NEWS STORIES, TRAFFIC AND WEATHER ALL BEFORE YOU HEAD OUT THE DOOR. WE START WITH THE DEFENSE’S TESTIMONY IN THE MURDER TRIAL. ZACHARY HUGHES ADMITTED UNDER OATH THAT HE KILLED CHRISTINA PARCELL IN OCTOBER OF 2021, IN THE CANEBREAK NEIGHBORHOOD OF GREER. HE WAS ALSO HELD IN CONTEMPT FOR VIOLATING A JUDGE’S ORDER. HUGHES SAYS HE TRAVELED TO CANEBREAK IN HIS TRUCK ON OCTOBER 13TH, AVOIDING TRAFFIC CAMERAS UNTIL HE GOT NEAR THE HOUSE. THEN, HE SAYS HE RODE HIS BICYCLE TO THE HOME AND RANG THE DOORBELL, HOLDING A GIFT WRAPPED BOX OF ROSES. HUGHES SAYS ONCE PARCELL SAID SHE WAS ALONE, HE PULLED OUT THE GUN, BUT HE DECIDED TO USE A KNIFE SINCE THE GUN WAS TOO LOUD. SO I JUST KEPT STRIKING HER AND STRIKING HER UNTIL FINALLY WE FELL ON THE FLOOR. AND AT THIS POINT I HAD JUST TRIED TO TAKE MY MIND OUT OF IT AND JUST TRY TO GET THROUGH THIS AND FINISH IT AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. HUGHES WAS FOUND IN CONTEMPT OF COURT WHEN HE MENTIONED THE ALLEGED SEXUAL ABUSE OF PARCELL AND MELLO’S DAUGHTER THREE TIMES DURING HIS TESTIMONY. I WAS CONTINUING AND EVEN INCREASING MY SUPPORT, TO HELP JOHN SAVE HIS DAUGHTER. AND SINCE JUNE, WHEN I HAD RETURNED, I HAD BEEN ABSOLUTELY CONVINCED THAT CHRISTINA PARCELL WAS SEXUALLY ABUSING HER DAUGHTER. LET’S GO. I MEAN, TAKE THE JURY. IT COMES AS GREENVILLE COUNTY DEPUTIES MADE ANOTHER ARREST IN THE CASE YESTERDAY. ZACHARY HUGHES TESTIFIED THAT JOHN MELLO, THE FATHER OF CHRISTINA’S DAUGHTER, OFFERED TO HIRE HIM TO MURDER HER. HUGHES SAYS HE REJECTED THE INITIAL OFFER, BUT WAS CONVINCED TO COMMIT THE CRIME AFTER MELLO CLAIMED HIS DAUGHTER WAS IN DANGER. MELLO WAS ARRESTED AND BROUGHT BEFORE A JUDGE. THE JUDGE GRANTED NO BOND, SENDING MELLO’S CASE TO A CIRCUIT COURT, WHERE IT SHOULD BE SOMETIME IN THE NEXT 30 DAYS. HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY FLU DEATHS ARE ON THE RISE IN NORTH CAROLINA. THEY SAY 246 PEOPLE HAVE DIED SINCE FLU SEASON BEGAN IN EARLY OCTOBER. 34 OF THOSE DEATHS WERE LAST WEEK. DATA SHOWS THAT PEOPLE 65 AND OLDER ACCOUNT FOR 73% OF FLU DEATHS THIS YEAR. THE CDC SAYS IT BELIEVES THIS WILL BE THE MOST INTENSE FLU SEASON THE U.S. HAS HAD IN AT LEAST 15 YEARS. SO TO PROTECT YOURSELF, DOCTORS RECOMMEND WASHING YOUR HANDS OFTEN AND STAYING AWAY FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE SICK. IF YOU HAVE FLU LIKE SYMPTOMS, IT’S A GOOD IDEA TO GET TESTED. AND IT’S ALSO NOT TOO LATE TO GET YOUR FLU SHOT. PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS NAMED THE GOVERNORS OF THE CAROLINAS AND GEORGIA AS PART OF HIS COUNCIL OF GOVERNORS. GOVERNOR BRIAN KEMP, HENRY MCMASTER AND JOSH STEIN WERE THREE OF TEN SELECTED. STEIN WAS ALSO APPOINTED AS CO-CHAIR. THE COUNCIL IS A BIPARTISAN GROUP OF STATE LEADERS WHO WORK TO STRENGTHEN THE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. THEY TACKLE ISSUES LIKE NATIONAL SECURITY, DISASTER RESPONSE, AND MILITARY COORDINATION. IT WAS FORMALLY CREATED IN 2010. TODAY MARKS ONE MONTH SINCE PRESIDENT TRUMP’S SECOND INAUGURATION. WHILE HE DID PROMISE TO MAKE DRASTIC CHANGES TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, SOMETHING HE’S MADE GOOD ON, THEIR SEVERAL CAMPAIGN PROMISES HE DIDN’T DELIVER ON YET. TRUMP DID NOT END THE WAR IN UKRAINE IN 24 HOURS, OR CUT GAS AND GROCERY PRICES IMMEDIATELY. RECENT POLLS SAY THEY’RE CONCERNED ABOUT THE BUDGET CUTS. THEY BELIEVE AMERICA IS LESS SAFE THAN IT WAS, AND THAT PRICES ARE GOING TO GET WORSE. YET, SOME POLLS SHOW PRESIDENT TRUMP, WITH THE HIGHEST APPROVAL RATING SINCE PRESIDENT OBAMA. ZOO ATLANTA OFFICIALS SAY THEY ARE IN TALKS WITH CHINA TO BRING GIANT PANDAS BACK. THE ZOO’S LOAN AGREEMENT WITH CHINA ENDED IN OCTOBER 2024. SAN DIEGO AND WASHINGTON, D.C., RECENTLY WELCOMED PANDAS BACK INTO THEIR ZOOS. ZOO OFFICIALS SAY THEY DON’T HAVE A FORMAL AGREEMENT, SO THERE’S NO CURRENT TIMELINE FOR AT THE VERY LEAST, IF YOU DON’T HAVE IT, IT’S REALLY GOING TO HOLD YOU UP AT TSA. PASSENGERS BOARDING A DOMESTIC FLIGHT WILL NEED A REAL ID SOON. THAT’S A SPECIAL TYPE OF IDENTIFICATION CARD OR DRIVER’S LICENSE THAT MEETS FEDERAL SECURITY STANDARDS. FOR MOST STATES, THE REAL ID WILL HAVE A STAR IN THE RIGHT HAND CORNER. THE DEADLINE TO UPDATE YOUR LICENSE OR ID IS MAY 7TH. HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL NEED AT THE DMV TO GET A REAL ID. SOME STATES SAY THEY MAY REQUIRE PROOF OF A SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER, AND YOU ALSO MAY NEED TWO EXAMPLES OF PROOF OF ADDRESS. YOU NEED A PROOF OF STATUS AND ALSO PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP. IF YOU ARE NOT A U.S. CITIZEN. IS POSTPONING ITS FREE SCREENINGS UNTIL NEXT WEEK BECAUSE OF POSSIBLE WINTER WEATHER. THAT ANNUAL EVENT WILL NOW HAPPEN NEXT TUESDAY AT THE BON SECOURS WELLNESS ARENA IN GREENVILLE. DURING THAT TIME, YOU CAN GET CHECKS ON YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE, BLOOD GLUCOSE, BODY MASS INDEX AND GET A RISK ASSESSMENT. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE UPCOMING EVENT, YOU CAN VISIT BON SECOUR.COM. IF YOU HAVE A STUDENT WHO APPLIED TO CLEMSON UNIVERSITY, DECISIONS ARE OUT. WE ARE TOLD MORE THAN 62,000 APPLICATIONS WERE RECEIVED, INCLUDING MORE THAN 10,000 IN-STATE APPLICATIONS. ALL 46 COUNTIES IN SOUTH CAROLINA ARE REPRESENTED IN THE ADMITTED CLASS. GREENVILLE IS INCLUDED IN THE TOP FIVE COUNTIES REPRESENTED. THE TOP FIVE MAJORS ARE ENGINEERING, BUSINESS, BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, PSYCHOLOGY, AND HEALTH SCIENCE. NORTH CAROLINA BASKETBALL FANS ARE DEFINITELY SOME OF THE MOST DEVOTED IN UNC CHAPEL HILL AND THE SMITH CENTER DOORS LAST NIGHT, TO ANYONE WHO COULD GET TO THE VENUE DURING THE SNOWSTORM, NO TICKET NEEDED. AND THEN THE TAR HEELS MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM TREATED THOSE WHO BRAVED THE ELEMENTS TO QUITE A DISPLAY, TROUNCING RIVAL NC STATE 97 TO 73. AND GOT SOME FLURRIES MOVING IN ACROSS THE UPSTATE RIGHT NOW AND ACROSS WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. JUST ABOUT EVERYONE IS FREEZING, SO CONDITIONS ARE RIGHT FOR IT. LET’S SEE WHO’S GETTING WHAT AT THE MOMENT. ASHEVILLE JUST ABOUT TO PICK UP ON SOME OF THESE FLURRIES. WE’VE GOT KIND OF A LINE OF SNOW SHOWERS MOVING THROUGH PARTS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. SO A FEW MORE FLURRIES STILL TO COME, BUT WE TRAVEL DOWN ACROSS THE UPSTATE AND LOOK AT THIS. PRETTY ISOLATED OR SPOTTY, BUT WE ARE SEEING SOME OF THIS ACROSS PARTS OF GREENVILLE COUNTY. LOOK AT THAT FOREST VIEW. EVEN JUST SOUTH OF TAYLORS. AND AS WE MOVE DOWN SOUTH OF I-85. WELL, WELL, WELL, LOOK AT HERE. A FEW MORE FLURRIES FLYING AROUND AND WILLIAMSTON JUST SOUTH OF MALDEN AND PRETTY CLOSE TO SIMPSONVILLE. WE’VE GOT ANOTHER COUPLE OF SPOTS THERE, BUT AS YOU CAN SEE, IT’S PRETTY ISOLATED. BUT THIS IS THE KIND OF FLURRIES AND LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WE WILL CONTINUE TO SEE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS AS THIS LINE CONTINUES TO STRETCH OUR WAY. SO IF YOU RUN INTO A FEW FLURRIES THIS MORNING, DON’T BE SURPRISED. WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THIS YESTERDAY. THAT WILL CONTINUE TILL 910 OR EVEN 11:00 FOR SOME OF OUR EASTERN COUNTIES, DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU LIVE. OUR TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO BE COLD TODAY, THEY ARE GOING TO STAY COLD AND OUR WINDS ARE REALLY GOING TO PICK UP SOME OF THOSE. GUSTS ACROSS THE UPSTATE WILL BE IN THE 30S AT TIMES. SOME OF THOSE GUSTS IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL BE IN THE 40S AT TIMES. SO NOT ONLY IS IT GOING TO BE COLD, IT’S GOING TO BE COLD AND WINDY AND FEEL EVEN COLDER THAN THE ACTUAL TEMPERATURES COMING UP. IN JUST A LITTLE WHILE, WE’LL TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR FOUR DAY PLUS, WHICH HAS A WARM UP ON THE WAY. SOME GOOD NEWS THERE IN JUST A LITTLE WHILE. FIRST, LET’S GET YOU OUTSIDE THOUGH. GET A CHECK ON THOSE ROADS. HOW’S IT LOOKING OUT THERE, DESTINY? ALL RIGHT. PARELLA. LET’S TAKE A LIVE LOOK. IT’S ANOTHER WET ONE RIGHT HERE. AS FAR AS OUR LIVE DRIVES ARE SHOWING I-85 SOUTH AT HIGHWAY 14, IN SPARTANBURG COUNTY. YOU SEE THOSE BRAKE LIGHTS STARTING TO PAT AS PEOPLE ARE TAKING THEIR TIME GETTING TO WORK. THIS IS WHAT WE LIKE TO SEE, ALL RIGHT. WE ARE NOT REPORTING ANY SLOWDOWNS THOUGH. I DO. 42 ASHEVILLE HIGHWAY 11 MINUTES IS AS FAR AS YOUR TRAVEL TIMES GO. OF COURSE. AIRPORT ON WOODRUFF ROAD SEVEN MINUTES AND FAIRVIEW ROAD TO DOWNTOWN, A 13 MINUTE DRIVE. IF YOU’RE COMMUTING THIS MORNING IN OUR AREA AND THEIR COLD, WET AREAS ON YOUR COMMUTE, BEWARE OF BLACK ICE. OFFICIALS SAY, OF COURSE, DON’T SPEED AND ALSO INCREASE YOUR FOLLOWING DISTANCE SO YOU HAVE TIME TO REACT. IF YOU DO HAPPEN TO FIND YOURSELF SLIDING, LET OFF THE GAS AND TRY NOT TO PANIC. ALSO, DON’T TURN YOUR STEERING WHEEL TOO MUCH OR HIT THE BRAKES BECAUSE YOU COULD SPIN OUT. IT’S ALWAYS GOOD TO HAVE AN EMERGENCY KIT AS WELL IN CASE YOU GET STUCK OR CRASH WELL. LOCAL CELEBRITY CHEF MICHAEL SEIBERT IS BRINGING WHITE WINE AND BUTTER TO EAST GAP CREEK ROAD IN GREER. THE RESTAURANT WAS ONCE IN THE CARRIAGE HOUSE AT CARTWRIGHT FOOD HALL. THE GRAND OPENING OF THE NEW LOCATION IS TODAY. CHEF MICHAEL HAS MADE A NAME FOR HIMSELF SERVING UP NEW ORLEANS AND SOUTHERN COMFORT STYLE FOOD. A SCHOOL BUS DRIVER AND BUS MONITOR IN SPARTANBURG COUNTY ARE BEING HAILED AS HEROES. SPARTANBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT SIX SHARED THE STORY ON FACEBOOK, SAYING IT WAS A NORMAL DAY OF WORK FOR KRYSTAL FOSTER AND JOCELYN JOHNSON. THEY STOPPED AT A HOME ON THEIR ROUTE, AND THE STUDENTS SAID GOODBYE AS SHE EXITED THE BUS. BUT FOSTER AND JOHNSON BOTH NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE STUDENT’S HOME, SO THEY ESCORTED HIM BACK ON THE BUS AND CALLED 911. THEY NOTICED HIS OLDER SISTER STANDING IN THE GARAGE LOOKING SCARED. JOHNSON HELPED HER ONTO THE BUS, BUT THEIR WORK WASN’T DONE. THE CHILDREN SHARED THAT A YOUNGER SIBLING WAS STILL INSIDE THE HOME, SO JOHNSON APPROACHED THE HOUSE AGAIN AND A YOUNG BOY FOLLOWED HER VOICE TO SAFETY. THE DISTRICT SAYS EMERGENCY OFFICIALS CONTAINED THE FIRE BEFORE IT FULLY DAMAGED T
Spartanburg, South Carolina, man under surveillance arrested for what deputies say they saw
Updated: 7:07 AM EST Feb 20, 2025
A Spartanburg County man, who was under surveillance by authorities, was arrested for what deputies say they saw him do. On Feb. 13, members of the Spartanburg County Narcotics Unit were conducting surveillance on Tijuan Rashawd Miller, 32, whom they believed to be in the drug trade. While under surveillance, the investigators said they witnessed what they believed to be a drug transaction. The investigators then continued surveillance and called for a Spartanburg City Police Department officer to conduct a traffic stop. During the traffic stop, a narcotics K-9 Unit was called to the scene and conducted a free air sniff around the vehicle. Deputies said the K-9 alerted to the odor of narcotics coming from the vehicle, and authorities said they found the following: Approximately 181 grams of cocaine base Approximately 4805 grams of cocaine 1 handgunMiller was charged with the following: Trafficking cocaine 28 – 100 grams Trafficking cocaine base 100 – 200 gramsPossession with intent to distribute within a 1/2 mile of a school – 2 countsPossession of a weapon during a violent crime – 2 counts Possession of weapon by a person having been convicted of certain crimes Possession of a weapon by a person who has been convicted of drug distribution within ½ mile of a school. After his arraignment before a magistrate judge, Miller was released from jail with a $95,000 bond with the added requirement of home detention.
A Spartanburg County man, who was under surveillance by authorities, was arrested for what deputies say they saw him do.
On Feb. 13, members of the Spartanburg County Narcotics Unit were conducting surveillance on Tijuan Rashawd Miller, 32, whom they believed to be in the drug trade.
While under surveillance, the investigators said they witnessed what they believed to be a drug transaction.
The investigators then continued surveillance and called for a Spartanburg City Police Department officer to conduct a traffic stop.
During the traffic stop, a narcotics K-9 Unit was called to the scene and conducted a free air sniff around the vehicle.
Deputies said the K-9 alerted to the odor of narcotics coming from the vehicle, and authorities said they found the following:
- Approximately 181 grams of cocaine base
- Approximately 4805 grams of cocaine
- 1 handgun
Miller was charged with the following:
- Trafficking cocaine 28 – 100 grams
- Trafficking cocaine base 100 – 200 grams
- Possession with intent to distribute within a 1/2 mile of a school – 2 counts
- Possession of a weapon during a violent crime – 2 counts
- Possession of weapon by a person having been convicted of certain crimes
- Possession of a weapon by a person who has been convicted of drug distribution within ½ mile of a school.
After his arraignment before a magistrate judge, Miller was released from jail with a $95,000 bond with the added requirement of home detention.
