Two boys chased by bloodhounds, apprehended
Two boys were tracked down by bloodhounds after they allegedly robbed an East Camden home Tuesday, The State reported.
The Kershaw County bloodhound tracking team found the boys in a wooded area, where police found a laptop and a cell phone that were stolen.
According to the Kershaw County Sheriff’s Department, a neighbor saw the two young boys, whose names have not been released, running from the home after the owner arrived. They jumped a fence and ran through several nearby yards.
Authorities found the nicknames of one of the suspects and went to his home. When they arrived, officers saw the boys running through the back yard.
One of the suspects was sent to the Department of Juvenile Justice in Columbia, while the other was turned over to his mother.
Rick Perry praises Nikki Haley while on tour of the Upstate
Texas Gov. Rick Perry said that governors who are forced to make their own solutions become the best presidents while addressing a group of South Carolina voters Tuesday, according to The State.
As part of his two-day journey through the Upstate, Perry delivered what he called an economic-development speech to the Rotary Club of Downtown Spartanburg, in which he touched on issues including the Affordable Care Act.
“I know Nikki Haley is putting policies in place to make South Carolina more competitive than Texas,” he said, according to the newspaper. “Governors, like Nikki Haley, who know they are in competition and put on their running shoes make the rest of us uncomfortable.”
Some have speculated that Perry is testing the waters of South Carolina voters over the course of this trip in hopes of attempting another presidential bid.
November beating suspect found behind curtains
A third arrest has been made in connection with the beating of an Orangeburg County man for more than three hours last month.
According to a press release from the Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Department, U.S. marshals arrested 21-year-old Jose Antonio Rodriguez Jr. after finding him hiding in curtains.
Rodriguez is charged with assault and battery. Prior arrests include 33-year-old Jeremy Raymond Arnold, who was charged with attempted murder, and 24-year-old Bryan Lee Rider, who was charged with first-degree assault and battery after being accused of hitting the victim with a potato wrapped in a sock.
The November attack left a 25-year-old Cordova man in critical condition after he was beaten for three hours. The victim is still recovering. Police say attack appears to have been motivated by food.