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William Larry Javis Jr., 46, of Columbia, was sentenced to 240 months in federal prison for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of South Carolina.
Derrick Gathers received a 180-month federal sentence for illegal firearm possession stemming from an August 2023 traffic stop shooting.
Paubon Ojo was sentenced to 100 months in federal prison in a developing court proceeding, according to official filings.
Trevor Jerremy Jones was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison followed by two years of court-ordered supervision.
The warning now runs longer than first issued, with over 1,000 customers without power.
The National Weather Service Charleston SC has issued an Extreme Heat Warning effective August 18, 2026.
Heat index values up to 112 are forecast under a National Weather Service Wilmington NC warning running to 8 PM EDT on August 18, 2026, across southeast North Carolina and northeast South Carolina.
The National Weather Service Charleston SC has an Extreme Heat Warning in effect from 11 AM to 8 PM EDT Monday, August 17, 2026, across 11 zones from Coastal Bryan, Georgia, to Tidal Berkeley, South Carolina, with heat index values of 108 to 111 degrees expected.
One person was killed and 11 injured in the shooting just before midnight on April 26, 2025, according to WMBF News and The Post and Courier.
Federal fire management assistance declared for Pickens County, South Carolina, covering the Table Rock Fire Complex.
Federal fire management assistance declared for Greenville County, but no individual household grants are included.
Federal fire management assistance declared for Horry County, South Carolina, covering the Covington Drive Fire.
A federal fire management assistance declaration covers the Table Rock Fire in Pickens County, providing funding for public infrastructure response but no household grants.
An official NTSB case record for the September 19, 2008 accident in Columbia, South Carolina lists the tail number of the aircraft; four of the six people on board were killed.
The accident record lists four people on board and four fatalities in the April 17, 2026 crash; the National Transportation Safety Board is investigating and the cause has not been determined.