Georgetown And Beyond News (2024)

A Georgetown man who pleaded guilty to armed robbery has been sent to prison.According to Solicitor Jimmy Richardson, Thomas Jermaine Blake, 37, was sentenced to 18 years by Circuit Court Judge Thomas Cooper on Thursday.

On May 9, a deputy was told by the director of CoastalMontessori Charter School about an incident that occurred on a school bus theprevious day. One student punched another student on various partsof the body. The victim reported being attacked on the way to and from school.

A Pawleys Island man is one of two people who havebeen arrested and charged in connection with the shooting death of a 15-year-oldmale in Union County.

Jimmy Richardson, the solicitor for Georgetown andHorry Counties, says he is not happy that a man accused of sexually assaultinga young child from age 8 and impregnating her when she was 13 received no prison time.

A 22-year-old man has been charged with three countsof attempted murder after an incident in the Saints Delight area. On Sunday, May 5, a deputy was sent to the 100 block ofIsland Road after receiving reports of gunfire.

The Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office has releasedthe incident report concerning Monday’s vehicle chase that ended with a wreck involvinga deputy.

A man who was arrested in 2021 for sexually assaulting– and impregnating --- a female child will not spend any time in prison afterbeing allowed to plead to a lesser charge in court on Monday.

The principal of Carvers Bay High School met with theschool’s resource officer recently concerning alleged inappropriate texts beingsent to female students by a male teacher.The principal was informed about the texts by a parentof one of the students who forwarded the messages sent to her daughter to him.

A woman reported she was sexually assaulted while at aPawleys Island restaurant this week.The woman, whose age is redacted from the GeorgetownCounty Sheriff’s Office incident report, told deputies she was sitting at theback bar at Frank’s Outback at around 8 PM Sunday. She said a man walked over and sat next to her.

As of 3 PM Thursday, no additional information has been released by the Sheriff's Office.An overnight shooting in Andrews hasresulted in the death of a man.

At just past 11:30 PM Sunday, a Georgetown Countydeputy was informed a stolen vehicle was being driven southbound on Highway 17in the Murrells Inlet area.The deputy stationed himself near Applewood House of Pancakesin Litchfield watching for the Hyundai Sonata.

A womanwho helped hide a man accused of murdering two of his relatives pled guilty tothe charges Thursday, but her sentence has been sealed.AleciaChilders, 33, entered guilty pleas to two counts of accessory after the fact fmurder in connection with the May 2022 deaths of siblings Debra Goins and RogerWoodruff Sr.

A manwho was injured by gunfire after he shot at a residence in Plantersville earlyFriday has been arrested.The GeorgetownCounty Sheriff’s Office says Savion Grimmage of Jackson Village Road wasarrested at Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital after he was treated forgunshot wounds. {

A Conway man has been arrested, charged with breach oftrust with fraudulent intent after allegedly failing to install a fence forwhich he was paid.A man from the 1900 block of South Waccamaw Drive tolda deputy he paid 34-year-old Shane Phillip Thomas $4,500 in December 2021 for afence and gate.

OnFebruary 10, 2023, Anderson Brothers Bank on North Fraser Street in Georgetownwas robbed.On Monday,the man who committed the robbery pled guilty to the crime and was sentenced toa decade in prison.

It has happened again. Drugs have been found inside a cell at the Georgetown County Detention Center.On Wednesday evening, deputies were sent to the Detention Center after workers were told by a witness that an inmate had brought Fentanyl into the jail and offered to give her some, a GCSO incident report states.

The Georgetown Police Department says a man accused ofan armed robbery at Piggly Wiggly Wednesday evening has been arrested. The police incident report, requested by GAB News,says officers were called to the store a little before 8:30 PM Wednesday. They met with workers who said a man – later identifiedby police as Jihad Sharif Nicklson – entered the store and walked to theproduce section.One of the workers said she was suspicious, so shefollowed him, the report states. She said he walked to the meat section whereshe saw him place three packs of steak in his jacket.The report states Nicklson noticed he was beingwatched and then ran to the exit. The worker said when she tried stopping him,Nicklson allegedly pulled out a knife and said “Ima cut you.” The worker thenbacked away and Nicklson fled the area on foot. He was last seen runningtowards Duke Street.Warrants charging Nicklson with armed robbery wereobtained. At around 12:15 AM Thursday, the warrants were served on Nicklson.The report states he refused to be handcuffed by placing his arms underneathhis body.Nicklson continuously stated "let me smoke mycrack" while clutching his hand, the report states. He continuouslyignored officers commands to show his hands. Officers were finally able to gethim in handcuffs and he was taken to jail.

A Georgetown man – out of jail on bond because of a shooting incident in Myrtle Beach – accidently shot himself Wednesday morning and then filed a false report, the Sheriff’s Office says. Charles Lowrimore, 27, showed up at the Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital very early Wednesday with a gunshot wound on his leg, the Sheriff’s Office reports.He told deputies he’d been shot walking home from a friend’s house in the Parsons Garden area. Because it was learned he shot himself, Lowrimore is charged with filing a false police report.Lowrimore is out of jail on bond because of a Feb. 29 shooting incident outside the 3001 Night Life Club in the 900 block of Lake Arrowhead Road.Police say a woman was outside the club when she saw an altercation between Lowrimore and another person. She said she heard a shot ring and then felt a burning sensation on her leg.During the altercation, Lowrimore allegedly fired a shot at the man he was fighting but missed. The bullet grazed the leg of the woman who was standing nearby.Lowrimore was charged with first-degree assault and battery, assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature and possession of a weapon during a violent crime.He was released from jail under a $45,000 bond.The Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office is still looking for Lowrimore. Anyone who knows his whereabouts is urged to call the Sheriff’s Office.

Georgetown police attempted a traffic stop at around12:30 AM March 19 after seeing a car on Church Street with no tag light. The driver did pull over and when the officer walkedup to the car he says he smelled marijuana. When asked if there were any narcoticsin the vehicle, the driver handed the officer a marijuana joint.

Chargesagainst a Georgetown man who was arrested March 7 have been upgraded to includeattempted kidnapping.TyreseShalar Williams, 34, of 85 Andrew Drive was in municipal court Friday morningfor a bond hearing. His bond was denied.

More than 7,000 stolen gifts cards from variouscompanies were recovered during a traffic stop in Maryville Wednesdayafternoon.One of the license tag-reading cameras detected astolen tag on a white Lexus on Highway 17 travelling into Georgetown.

Warrants have been signed by a judge charging a 24-year-old Andrews man with kidnapping, aggravatedassault, and other offences because of an incident reported March 11.

Alleged double-murdererRonnie Todd will be back in court next week for a bond hearing.It will be the second bondhearing for the Georgetown resident who is charged with the July 2022 deaths ofAshley Altman, 44, and Emily Richitelli, 30, in Altman’s Ringel Heights home.

The Georgetown County Sheriff’sOffice has released new details about a chasse that began in the GeorgetownCity limits and ended in the Ringel Heights area.While on patrol Jan. 30, deputiesspotted a vehicle on North Fraser Street that matched the description of onereported stolen from Horry County.