Wednesday, June 19 2013 8:15 AM EDT2013-06-19 12:15:25 GMT
The Dorchester County coroner has identified the victim and suspect from the murder-suicide incident in The Gables Mobile Home Park of North Charleston.
A 26-year-old man who authorities say shot and killed a 34-year-old woman before taking his own life Tuesday morning was released from jail last month for allegedly assaulting the woman earlier this year.
Tuesday, June 18 2013 8:01 PM EDT2013-06-19 00:01:03 GMT
The South Carolina Highway Patrol says one person is dead after a log truck crashed into a car in Williamsburg County Tuesday afternoon. Authorities say a car was traveling west on US 521 and attemptedMore >>
The South Carolina Highway Patrol says one person is dead after a log truck crashed into a car in Williamsburg County Tuesday afternoon.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 8:57 PM EDT2013-06-19 00:57:24 GMT
Charleston County Sheriff Al Cannon will address concerns recently raised by the Charleston NAACP regarding the effects of racial bias on marijuana arrests.More >>
Charleston County Sheriff Al Cannon squashed the idea his deputies have a racial bias when making marijuana arrests within county limits.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 6:14 PM EDT2013-06-18 22:14:44 GMT
Three months after a man was gunned down at a North Charleston apartment complex, his mother is making a plea for help to solve the case Twenty five year old Antonio McCullough was visiting an acquaintanceMore >>
A woman made a tearful plea Tuesday for help to solve her son's murder. The victim, 25 year old Antonio McCullough was ambushed March 20, at the Collins Park Villas apartment complex on Dorchester Road in North Charleston. More >>
FLORENCE, SC (CNN) - A South Carolina mother overjoyed that her daughter made it through high
school ended up in handcuffs over the weekend.
She was arrested for cheering too loudly
during the graduation. The mother says her daughter deserved the
encouragement. But-police say parents were warned.
"I got up and I said 'yay my baby made it," said Shannon Cooper.
"Yes!' Just a regular cheer."
Those few words landed cooper in
handcuffs. Police charged her with disorderly conduct at her daughter, Iesha's, graduation at the Florence Civic Center.
Parents
were warned not to cheer for the graduates or they would be thrown out. When Iesha walked across the stage to get her diploma, Shannon did it anyway.
"'Don't scream, don't cheer.' No, I'm thinking in my mind," said Cooper. "No, I'mma cheer
because, you know, I went through too much to get her to this point. I can't
show my excitement? I can't cheer? I can't applaud her letting her know yes, I'm
so proud of you, like all the other years when people graduate. How can I not
cheer for my child?"
Cooper said the officers took her to a police van outside the Civic Center and she sat there for 45 minutes.
Iesha came
outside and saw her mother inside that van.
"That's all I can picture, me
crying, looking at the police van knowing my momma in there," said Cooper. "I couldn't
talk to her or nothing. Nothing at all. Just look from in the van in handcuffs
for cheering."
Cooper says she stayed in jail for several hours before
paying $225 to get out.
She and her daughter say graduation day is a
bad memory.
"Yesterday can't be replaced," said Cooper. "I'm a remember. She gonna remember
for the rest of her life. My mama went to jail on my graduation day."
Tuesday, June 18 2013 12:31 PM EDT2013-06-18 16:31:03 GMT
Authorities are investigating a shooting outside a Walterboro apartment complex. On Monday night, officers responded to Druid Hill II Apartments on Beach Road for a report of shots fired in the area. DuringMore >>
Authorities are investigating a shooting outside a Walterboro apartment complex. On Monday night, officers responded to Druid Hill II Apartments on Beach Road for a report of shots fired in the area.More >>
As many as 300 people have filled Trident Tech's Complex for Economic Development to learn about a variety of the free tools Google offers for small business owners, educators and nonprofit employees.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 10:50 AM EDT2013-06-19 14:50:04 GMT
A whiskey company is offering a $10,000 reward for the return of 884 cases of whiskey that was stolen in a truck stop heist in Florence this past weekend. According to a release from Chicken Cock Whiskey,More >>
A trailer containing 884 cases of whiskey that was stolen in a truck top heist in Florence over a week ago has been found empty. A $10,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the stolen whiskey. More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 8:15 AM EDT2013-06-19 12:15:25 GMT
The Dorchester County coroner has identified the victim and suspect from the murder-suicide incident in The Gables Mobile Home Park of North Charleston.
A 26-year-old man who authorities say shot and killed a 34-year-old woman before taking his own life Tuesday morning was released from jail last month for allegedly assaulting the woman earlier this year.
Shannon Cooper talks about her arrest. (Source: WPDE/CNN)
