According to the Williamsburg County Sheriff’s Office, most drug addictions start at home and among those, they say prescription drugs are the most likely to be abused.

“It's time to clean out your medicine cabinets of the unused medicines no longer needed. This will ensure the prescriptions don't end up in the wrong hands,” the sheriff's office said.

Deputies say you can bring all your unused or expired medications to the sheriff’s office so that they can be thrown away safely.

You are asked to put medications in an unmarked small plastic bag to protect your identity. Deputies say please do not use glass and all liquids should be in a sealed bottle with a lid.

The Williamsburg County Sheriff’s Office is located at 200 S Jackson St in Kingstree. Just knock on the front double doors and someone will come out to assist you.

Officials say if you can't bring your unused medications to them, send a message on their Facebook page and they will organize picking them up.

An initial report from SCDNR was released Tuesday morning highlighting key numbers from the 2023 hunting season.

SCDNR says 7,439 hunters reported a harvest. Williamsburg Country had the third-best harvest in the state.

The top 5 counties are:

1. Bamburg County
2. Union County
3. Williamsburg County
4. Florance County
5. Spartanburg County

The rankings were based on harvest per unit area of habitat.

According to the reports, Williamsburg Count saw 1 turkey for every 914 acres.

A detailed report will be available later this Summer after post-season survey data is collected.

Desharn Shariff Chandler (39) is wanted in connection to the attempted murder that occurred on June 5 on Sugar Lane.

WCSO describes Chandler as a 6'3 black man who weighs 170 lbs.

Deputies say the suspect is considered armed and dangerous.

If you see Chandler or have any information on his whereabouts, contact 911 or call (843) 354-0606.

According to Sheriff Carter Weaver with Georgetown County Sheriff's Office, the suspects reportedly fled a traffic stop near Andrews on Saturday.

Two men were apprehended in Williamsburg County after abandoning their vehicle and running from officials.

Deputies recovered 77 grams of "a gray-blue substance" that tested positive for fentanyl.

The driver of the vehicle, Lamont McCray, was charged with failure to stop for blue lights and trafficking more than 28 grams of heroin/fentanyl.

McCray was out of jail on bond for 2022 kidnapping and armed robbery charges.

Vincent Staggers was charged with trafficking more than 28 grams of heroin/fentanyl.

Staggers was out on bond from a May 2023 arrest for failure to stop for blue lights, possession of cocaine, and receiving stolen goods.

Both men are being held at Georgetown County Detention Center pending a bond hearing.

—

KINGSTREE, S.C. (WCBD) - Authorities in Williamsburg County are searching Friday for a teenager in the Kingstree and Rock Town communities who they believe is armed with an AR-15 rifle.

Williamsburg County deputies say the 13-year-old was last seen in a wooded area off of Oakland Ave. in the Kingstree area.

He is described as a black male with short hair, wearing a black shirt with a white True Religion logo on the front, black shorts with red and white paint, pink socks and white shoes. 

The juvenile is approximately 5’6” & 100 lbs.

Deputies say if you see anyone fitting this description, call 911 immediately and do not approach him.

Deputies said the tractor was last seen in the Oceda Community around May 11.

The tractor is a red Case tractor with a bush hog attachment on the rear, according to WCSO.

Anyone with information should call WCSO at 843-354-0606.

In a warning posted to the Williamsburg County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page, deputies warned against individuals who they said may be in the area offering to perform work or construction on a property.

Deputies say it is believed that the individuals are traveling county to county, targeting senior citizens, and swindling them for money.

“Please pass the information on to the senior citizens in your family, church, and community,” deputies said. “Help us protect them.”

If you encounter these people, you are asked to contact your local law enforcement agency or dial 9-1-1.

Deputies with the Williamsburg County Sheriff’s Office on Friday were dispatched to a residence on Long Branch Road for larceny.

While en route, deputies learned that the victim’s family members were following the suspect’s vehicle into the Kingstree area.

After initiating a traffic stop, deputies learned the suspect, 73-year-old Patrick Gorman, and a co-defendant, went to the victim’s house offering to do roofing work.

“Upon completing the roofing work, Gorman’s co-defendant lured the elderly victim to the rear of the residence while Gorman entered the victim’s residence without consent and removed more than $10,000 from the residence,” said Investigator Jalisa Brown with the Williamsburg County Sheriff’s Office.

Gorman’s co-defendant was not located at the time of contact with Gorman, Brown said.

Gorman was arrested on charges of “burglary 1st degree” and “grand larceny value $10,000 or more.” He was booked into the Williamsburg County Detention Center.

Deputies say additional charges are forthcoming and that the investigation is ongoing.