Donnie has had problems like this before, we have two people in the hospital. Reporter solicitor donnie myers was charged after running into a telephone pole on thursday. s third event since 2005. Richard Richland County official kelvin washington hit another car with two people inside. Both were sent to the hospital. This was washingtons second arrest in the new year after being charged with not paying taxes in january. Public officials are going to be scrutinized more carefully than an ordinary citizen should be. They should be extra careful about their own personal conduct. Reporter john pringle is with a Watchdog Group of public officials. According to him, this these two cases are adding to a skeptical public skeptical corruption. Reporter pringle says there is nothing the public can do to oust public officials. The Council Members seth rose said it made it may be in the best interest of the public if washington steps down to address these issue. I think it would be best if he ste
Protect it. We are going down to the vault. Down into the basement level. Our studio is held, and for all of the lottery games to include the powerball reporter we are heading underground and if you think that sounds secure enough. The Florida Lottery has their own florida Law Enforcement agency. Ron cave is the director we are charged with i nsurance, the integrity of the game in the 40 Florida Lottery system. Reporter the machines involved in the big drawing are held inside this room. Each ball set is rated and then goes through an xray for defects before making it into the big show. By law, the doors to this room cannot be open until hours before the drawing. All of these correct. Reporter of these doors were to be open at any time, he says he will get another to his cell phone. Reporter , as the secretary for the Florida State lottery. He says here in florida, everyone has powerball fever we are averaging about 556 a second here in florida. That is a lot. Reporter what about number
The Department Said there has been an increase in activity that involves Human Trafficking cases like this one. A big part of tackling this had on his prevention through Law Enforcement and education. We looked into Human Trafficking in our state and prevention methods. He kidnapped her, he was threatening her and holding her against her will and forcing her to have sex with various people in motel throughout richmond county. Reporter the case of this kind of thing is far too common. The sheriff said enforcement and education are preventative measures we need to take. We need to get the word out to our communities and young girls that drugs and violence involved and illegal sex there all kinds of dangers. Reporter for the first time we have some idea of how many Human Trafficking victims are certain our states. 155 last year. Force report. Smith there are some hotspots. But broad river road is where we are seeing some of the hotels that we are working with. Reporter katie jackson. One
Clemson continues preparations for mondays big showdown in glendale, arizona against the alabama crimson tide. Today, the team heads out west with one goal in mind. Totoake history. A win on monday night would make clemson the First College Football Team ever to go 15 and oh. The team is scheduled to arrive have more from glendale this morning on sunrise. Along with football talk, were also hearing from clemson head coach dabo swinney about the arrest of his brother for a domestic dispute. Henry Tripp Swinney was arrested after a restraining order was filed against him for Domestic Violence. News outlets in Panama City Beach report swinneys estranged wife accuses him of harrassing her, stalking her online. And leaving threatening voicemails. Swinney is charged with aggravated stalking. During practice thursday, coach swinney addressed you know, at the end theres consequences for your actions. You dont do the right things, you suffer the consequences. So its no different than anybody el
Start. A high of 66 degrees with winds out of the southwest five10 miles per hour. Increasing cloud coverage as we get into the evening. By overnight tonight, a chance of a sprinkle or two, low of 49. Chance of rain all throughout the day tomorrow, we will have a high of 50 for degrees. As far as the road conditions, the roads are dry, taking a look at i 26 and between piney grove and st. Andrews. Traffic is really light right now, but as usual we will we will be expecting to pick up. No accidents or issues. If you are coming out of casey from knox abbott all the way to i 26 both directions moving pretty good. Sunset boulevard for my 20 and i 26 into west columbia. I 26 and harvested into downtown 15 minutes, blblhely heading south on i 7722 minutes. It will be beautiful today. Morning. We are expecting today to learn the identity of a homicide soaps suspect wanted in houston, texas who died after shootout here in columbia. Just before noon yesterday members of the us marshals service,