Second teen arrested in Lexington iPad thefts
A second arrest has been made in the string of iPad tablet thefts at Lexington High School, The State reported.
Thomas Charvez Reese, 18, was arrested Monday and charged with petty larceny. He is awaiting a bond hearing while he is being held at the county Detention Center.
Law enforcement is on the lookout for a third student, according to the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department.
Last Friday, 18-year-old Garvin Jerome Jackson Jr. was arrested at his Lexington home and charged with one count of receiving stolen goods and two counts of obtaining property under false pretenses. Jackson was booked at the Lexington County Detention Center.
Lexington resident James Oscar Bluford Jr., 17, is also wanted on a petty larceny charge.
Thanksgiving Day travel deaths down from 2012
The state Department of Public Safety reported that five people died on South Carolina roads over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend that stretched from Wednesday, Nov. 27 through Sunday, Dec. 1, The State reported.
This year’s number of deaths is down from the 2012 death total of 10.
According to the Department of Public Safety, 690 people have died this year on state roads. In 2012, 787 people died in the same period of time.
State lawmakers voted in June to hire 40 more state troopers and give the state Highway Patrol $1.3 million. Because the number of South Carolina drivers is increasing at the same time the number of state troopers is decreasing, the Highway Patrol asked for additional funding.
An estimated 567,000 South Carolina residents drove throughout the course of the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, according to AAA. This was an 11,600 increase from last year.
Richland Co. deputy dies of lung cancer
Richland County Sheriff’s Deputy Mark Ryan died late Sunday from lung cancer, The State reported.
Ryan was the single father of three daughters, with whom he was very close. Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said he was proud of both Ryan’s fight against the disease and his service to the force. Ryan served as a uniform patrol deputy before joining the Richland County department.
Ryan was praised recently after he ran into a burning apartment complex to save those inside. He was treated for smoke inhalation at the scene.
The full ceremonial law enforcement funeral will be held this Thursday at 11 a.m. at the Greenlawn Funeral Home.