Taco Bell customer assaulted for failure to say ‘excuse me’
A 20-year-old Fort Mill man eating at a Tega Cay Taco Bell told police a man, upset that he did not say “excuse me” after belching, hit him with a chair, wrapped his hands around his throat and tried to head butt him on Sunday, The State reported.
Police responded to the Taco Bell at about 4:30 p.m. after the man reported the assault.
The victim told police he was eating when a man sitting with a woman asked the victim if he just belched without saying “excuse me.” The man then walked to the man’s booth, picked up a chair and hit the victim on the left elbow with it.
The man also grabbed the victim’s throat and attempted to head butt him. An employee of the restaurant asked the assailant to leave the premises.
The victim suffered a minor cut on his elbow along with redness around his throat. Police have not made arrests and the suspect is still unknown.
Woman charged with attempted murder after fight over necklace
A 21-year-old Richland County woman has been arrested on three counts of attempted murder around following an argument over a necklace, The State reported.
A man told police his ex-girlfriend, later identified as Tanisha Knight, came to his home to get the necklace. After the man told Knight that the necklace was in the shop, a man stepped out of the car to start a fight. The homeowner then brought out a family member from the house, according to authorities.
The man and Knight got back in the car and started firing shots as they drove away, Richland County Sheriff’s Deputies said. Although several shots hit the house, no injuries were reported.
Deputies are still looking for two other suspects involved in the shooting.
Couple denied bond in kidnapping and murder case
Circuit Court Judge Steven John denied bond for Sidney Moorer, 38, and his wife, Tammy Moorer, 42, on Monday, the Sun News reported. The Horry County couple is charged with the kidnapping and murder of Heather Elvis, a 20-year-old Myrtle Beach woman.
The couple was taken into police custody on charges of obstructing justice and indecent exposure on Feb. 21 after police arrived at their home at 7 a.m. and executed a search warrant. They were charged with kidnapping two days later and the murder charges were added the following day.
In the murder and kidnapping arrest warrants, police said that the couple murdered and kidnapped “Heather Elvis with malice, forethought” on or about Dec. 18. The indecent exposure arrest warrants accused the Moorers of exposing themselves in public between Dec. 17 and Dec. 18.