Man found unresponsive Sunday after fight in Five Points
An unidentified 23-year-old Tennessee man was found unresponsive on the ground by officers before 3 a.m. Sunday on the 700 block of Harden Street, between Yesterdays Restaurant and Tavern and the Exxon gas station, The State reported.
According to a statement from Columbia Police Department spokeswoman Jennifer Timmons, the unidentified man got into fight with a man named Karl William Wiant II.
Wiant was arrested a short distance from the location of the incident and charged with assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature, but police are still searching for a motive for the fight.
The unidentified man is in critical but stable condition in an area hospital, and Wiant remains at the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center.
Officers respond to shooting outside of Columbia apartment
Officers responded to a shooting that occurred at the 4000 block of Plowden Rd, near South Beltline Boulevard, shortly before 10 p.m. Saturday, The State reported.
The Columbia Police Department, found a man who had been shot multiple times outside of a Columbia apartment complex, and he is now is stable condition at a local hospital.
Columbia police are searching for any evidence in connection with the shooting.
Anyone with information related to the incident is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1 (888)-CRIME-SC.
Upstate radio host dies of heart attack at age 60
Popular Upstate radio host Russ Cassell, died early Saturday morning at 60 years old, accordng to WIS TV.
The Greenville County native had a heart attack in his home, and a medical crew was unable to revive him.
Cassell started in radio career in 1980 and had been an on-air personality at WORD-FM since 1994. He hosted “The Russ Cassell Show” every weekday, and the station general manager said the show was listened to by millions every day.
“There are some radio personalities who are larger than life. That was Cassell,” said WORD Operations Manager Bob McLain. “[Cassell] was passionate about what he believed and was dedicated to keeping people informed. He was a brilliant and very talented radio host and a personal friend. His loss will be greatly felt by all of us in the WORD family, those who worked with him and those who listened to him.”
WORD-FM will pay tribute to Cassell with special programming during the week of Oct. 13.