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Man charged with stealing $36K from organization he worked for

Submitted by Philip Weiss, Community Web Producer

Thursday, May 23rd, 2013, 2:24pm

GEORGETOWN COUNTY, SC (WCSC)- South Carolina Law Enforcement Division agents say they have arrested a Pawleys Island man who funneled more than $35,000 from a safety organization into his own pocket.

Robert A. Beebe, II, 43, was arrested Thursday and charged with breach of trust with fraudulent intent, value of more $10,000 or more.

SLED agents say between May 2006 and March 2013, Beebe used his position as secretary and treasurer of the South Carolina Fire and Life Safety Education Association to steal roughly $36,000 from the association.

According to a court affidavit, the money was converted for his own personal use.

The association works to promote fire and life safety education to the public in order to reduce injuries and raise awareness for safety issues.

The felony breach of trust charge carries a penalty of up to 10 years in prison or a fine.

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Two men sentenced in Murrells Inlet stabbing death

Submitted by Live 5 News Web Staff

Friday, May 17th, 2013, 8:33am

CONWAY, S.C. (AP) - Two men have been sentenced to prison for their guilty pleas in the stabbing death of the uncle of 1 of the men in Murrells Inlet.

The Sun News of Myrtle Beach reported that 26-year-old Joshua Cody Wilson of Murrells Inlet and 25-year-old Dustin Clifford Autry of Garden City Beach pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter earlier this week.

Circuit Judge Edward Cottingham sentenced each man to 15 years in prison.

Forty-4-year-old Christopher Nance was found dead outside his home Sept. 4.

Wilson and Autry were roommates who lived next door to Nance at the time.

Horry County Police Sgt. Robert Kegler said investigators determine the men had dumped the weapon in the ocean.

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Georgetown deputies release photos of robbery suspect

Submitted by Philip Weiss, Community Web Producer

Tuesday, May 14th, 2013, 5:40pm

GEORGETOWN COUNTY, SC (WCSC)- Georgetown County deputies have released photos of a man who they say grabbed money out of a Waverley Place Shopping Center business cash register on May 10 after asking for change.

According to a release, the incident occurred Friday around 1:20 p.m. at a business located at 10517 Ocean Highway. The address is for the Waverley Place Shopping Center.

Deputies say the suspect asked a store clerk for change. When the clerk opened the register, the suspect grabbed an undisclosed amount of cash and ran out of the store.

No weapons were used and the clerk was never threatened with force, the release states.

Deputies say the suspect was a black male who was wearing a grey and red stripped shirt, black pants, black shoes, and a grey hat.

If you have any information regarding this incident call CRIME STOPPERS at 843-554-1111.

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McClellanville man wanted for shooting surrenders to authorities

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Monday, May 13th, 2013, 5:22pm

GEORGETOWN COUNTY, SC (WCSC)- A McClellanville man wanted for a shooting in Georgetown County has surrendered to authorities.

The Georgetown County Sheriff's Office says 20-year-old Joshua Rashaun Taylor turned himself over to investigators at the sheriff's office at 3:30 p.m. on Monday.

Investigators say Taylor shot a male victim several times during an altercation at the Zodiac Lounge, located at 1411 Saints Delight Road, around 2:50 a.m. Monday.

The victim was taken to the hospital for treatment. His condition is unknown at this time.

Taylor was charged with attempted murder and was transported to the Georgetown County Detention Center where he is awaiting a bond hearing.

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Georgetown Coast Guard getting new response boat

Submitted by Live 5 News Web Staff

Thursday, May 2nd, 2013, 8:16am

GEORGETOWN, S.C. (AP) - The U.S. Coast Guard station in Georgetown is getting a new emergency response boat.

The new 45-foot boat is arriving in a ceremony on Thursday and it replaces a 41-foot utility boat that dates to the 1970s.

The new boat has an advanced electrical system as well as integrated electronics that allow for greater control from the pilot house.

The delivery is the second of 5 boats coming to Coast Guard Sector Charleston during the next year. The boats are being assigned to four small boat stations in South Carolina and Georgia.

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Georgetown man accused of soliciting teen boys now facing drug charges

Submitted by Cameron Easley, Digital Content Director

Wednesday, May 1st, 2013, 2:38pm

GEORGETOWN, SC (WCSC)- A Georgetown bar and restaurant owner recently charged with multiple counts of solicitation for prostitution will also be hit with two drug charges, according to Georgetown police.

Georgetown Police Captain Nelson Brown said investigators arrested 46-year-old Kenneth Carl Terry, owner and operator of the Krazy Fish, located at 619 Front Street.

Terry, who was charged with four counts of solicitation for prostitution, has also been charged with simple possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.

The charges stem from a police investigation into allegations of prostitution and the sale of alcohol to minors, and the proposition of young, teenaged boys at the restaurant, authorities say.

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'Nike hat bank robber' sentenced to nearly 6 years

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Tuesday, April 30th, 2013, 11:56am

McCracken's mug shot from his 2011 arrest. (Source: GPD)

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC/AP) - A South Carolina man has been sentenced to nearly six years in prison for robbing more than a dozen banks in multiple states.

Court records show 43-year-old Wesley Todd McCracken of Myrtle Beach was sentenced in federal court in Charleston last week.

McCracken pleaded guilty in December and had faced up to 20 years. Prosecutors say he robbed the first bank in October 2011 when he held up a bank in Florence.

During the robberies, McCracken wore little in the way of a disguise
except for a navy Nike baseball-style cap. He used a similar method in
virtually all of the robberies. After entering the bank he would hand
the teller a note demanding cash in certain amounts or denominations
while warning against giving him bait money or dye packs. Although
McCracken never displayed any weapon, his notes usually stated that he
had a gun.

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