Charleston

Little Girl Escapes Home in Handcuffs That Mother Made Her Wear Because She Stole Food

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A woman from Charleston has been taken into custody following allegations of child abuse. The woman’s daughter, who was reportedly handcuffed for an extended period, managed to escape and sought help from a neighbor. The incident led to the arrest of Laura Southworth, 54, who now faces charges including child neglect resulting in injury, child neglect creating the risk of injury, and unlawful restraint. The incident came to light when local law enforcement received a …

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Shark Attack Off Coast Leaves Spearfisher Injured

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A shark attack off the Charleston coast on Thursday evening left a 65-year-old man injured, as reported by the Coast Guard Sector Charleston. The incident took place approximately 20 miles offshore, while the man was spearfishing from a 28-foot boat. The quick thinking and actions of a fellow passenger on the boat were instrumental in saving the man’s life. The passenger swiftly applied a tourniquet to halt the bleeding until the Coast Guard arrived at …

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Boeing Whistleblower Found Dead

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John Barnett, a former Boeing employee of 32 years, was found dead in his truck outside a South Carolina hotel on Saturday. The 62-year-old had been involved in a whistleblower lawsuit against the aerospace giant, alleging that the company had retaliated against him for highlighting potential safety issues at its factories. Barnett, who had served as a quality manager on the 787 Dreamliner project at Boeing’s North Charleston factory before retiring in 2017, was due …

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Deputy racing another deputy to nonemergency kills mother and 2 daughters

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On Mother’s Day in 2022, a wrongful death lawsuit claims, a fatal car crash occurred when two Charleston County Sheriff’s deputies competed with each other to get to a non-emergency call. The lawsuit states that Deputy Emily Pelletier had been speeding at 73 mph on an unlit highway when she ran a stop sign and crashed into a vehicle containing Stephanie Dantzler, 53, and her two daughters, Shanice Dantzler-Williams, 28, and Miranda Dantzler-Williams, 22. The …

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