From the daily archives:

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

The Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a teen in connection with a bomb threat that was called into Broome High School Monday.

17-year-old Michael Harvey Elgin of Pacolet, a student at the school, is charged with making a bomb threat and disturbing school. Authorities say students at Broome High informed the School Resource Officer that Elgin borrowed a classmate’s mobile phone and used it to call the threat into the school office–while he was in class at the school. The charges against Elgin will be heard in General Sessions Court. Elgin has been booked into the Spartanburg County Detention Center. His bond has not been set.

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Spartanburg Clerk of Court arrested on drug conspiracy charges

by William Christopher 02/2/10 7:33 PM

The Spartanburg County Clerk of Court Marcus Kitchens and Spartanburg County resident Terry Lanford were arrested that morning on federal drug Conspiracy charges. Federal law enforcement officials say Kitchens took cocaine and methamphetamines from the evidence room at the Spartanburg County Courthouse. Landford then allegedly sold the drugs to a Florida drug dealer who was in [...]

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Sentencing commission report addresses “revolving door” of prisons

by Ashley Byrd 02/2/10 3:47 PM

After a yearlong study of how to improve crime sentencing in South Carolina, lawmakers teamed up to release a list of reforms, including how to deal with parolees who break the law again. Commission Chair Senator Gerald Malloy, a Darlington Democrat, says their recommendations include risk assessments of parolees, a hot-button issue this week as a Charleston deputy [...]

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Graham introduces bill to block civilian trials for 9/11 conspirators

by Tom Hayes 02/2/10 3:26 PM

Senator Lindsey Graham introduced federal legislation Tuesday to cut off funding for alleged 9/11 conspirators to face prosecution in federal courts, saying they should be tried by military commissions instead. A similar measure put forth by Graham was defeated 54-45 in the Senate in November. However the White House ordered the Justice Department last Thursday to [...]

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Legislative Audit Council reviews SC Lottery

by Susan Trautsch 02/2/10 12:27 PM

South Carolina law requires that the Legislative Audit Council conduct periodic management audits of the South Carolina Education Lottery (SCEL). In this audit, issues addressed include procurement, ticket security, player demographics, and sales to minors.
The LAC  report says “Overall, they found that the lottery was well-managed.”
In some instances, the lottery’s procurement records did not clearly [...]

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