The Daily Gamecock

Crime Blotter: 3/6/16 - 3/12/16

Tuesday, two suspects were arrested outside of a liquor store on Two Notch Road under charges of possessing cocaine and reckless driving. An officer recognized the suspects' vehicle as one that had been reported as being used to sell drugs. The officer approached the car, and one of the suspects, 21-year-old Marquese Fields, drove toward the police car and exited the car while it was still in drive. Fields fled along Two Notch Road, even though the officer told him to stop and identified him by name. The other suspect, 21-year-old Ravon Milton, left the passenger side of the car and attempted to run, but stopped at the officer's command. Police managed to find Fields a few blocks away. They found a plastic container of cocaine in the backseat of the car, and both suspects were arrested and transported to a detention center.

Thursday, officers responded to a reported fight in progress at Laptops for Less, an electronics store on Bush River Road. Witnesses told police that the unnamed victim and one of the suspects, 67-year-old Clancy Reed, got in a fight about a computer that the victim had purchased that required more repairs. The victim said that the computer store was not returning his computer or issuing him a refund, as he had been promised by Reed. A witness showed the officer a video showing Reed shoving the victim, causing him to stumble. Reed shoved the victim again, and the victim dropped his cane and began swinging at Reed. The pair continued to fight after they fell on the sidewalk. The second suspect, 71-year-old Robert Pachaly, kicked the victim several times before bystanders broke up the fight. The video confirmed the story told to the officer by the victim and by Reed.

Friday, officers observed the suspect, 20-year-old Vincent Borom, smoking a substance, which was confirmed to be marijuana, outside his apartment at 1505 Garden Plaza. When the officers attempted to talk to Borom, he ran upstairs to his apartment and into the bathroom. The officers followed him, and one of them struggled with him in the bathroom before managing to put handcuffs on him. As he was walked out, Borom admitted that he had been smoking marijuana and that he should not have tried to run. He also said to the officer, "I held my own pretty good, right? Next time we should have a running race." The officers found a hand-rolled joint in Borom's pocket when they searched him.


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