Man arrested after dispute turns violent at Cleveland Mall
The Cleveland Mall was briefly locked down on Monday after an argument turned violent.
Holly Hamrick was shopping with her mother and sister at the Marshall s outlet in the mall when she said employees started ushering customers to the rear of the store, citing an incident outside. It happened so fast. They made an announcement, turned off the lights and closed the entrance to the mall, said Hamrick. They just said there was some incident outside.
Hamrick said she and about a dozen other shoppers huddled in the hallway leading to the bathrooms for several minutes until the mall was open again.
Conway police gather to remember retired officer one year after his death James Odell Cochran (Source: (Courtesy: Latimer Funeral Home)) By WMBF News Staff | March 6, 2021 at 12:50 PM EST - Updated March 6 at 12:50 PM
CONWAY, S.C. (WMBF) - Members of the Conway Police Department gathered Friday to honor one of their own a year after his death.
Family, friends and co-workers got together and released balloons in memory of retired Lt. James Odell Cochran.
“There are no goodbyes for us,” read a post from the department’s Facebook page. “Wherever you are, you will always be in our hearts.” GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN Conway Police remembers Lt. Odell Cochran on the first anniversary of his death. Family,.Posted by Conway Police Department, South Carolina on Friday, March 5, 2021
GREENUP A methed-out Argillite man was taken into custody Dec. 12 following a rampage on Long Branch Road, according to court records.
Deputies were dispatched to the 500 block of Long Branch Road around noon after receiving reports that 36-year-old Austin Forbes had busted out a car window with a stick, according to a criminal citation.
While on scene, deputies were called to the 1600 block of Long Branch for reports that Forbes had kicked in the front door of a home and hit a man in the face, court records show.
When officers arrived, they found Forbes standing the yard shirtless and screaming, deputies said.